Welfare Policy Under New Labour
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Welfare Policy Under New Labour

The Politics of Social Security Reform

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Welfare Policy Under New Labour

The Politics of Social Security Reform

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How much freedom of action does an ambitious reforming party have as it moves from opposition to government? Drawing on original research and first-hand interviews, Andrew Connell analyses the development of welfare reform policy following New Labour's ascent to power in 1997 to show how ideas, actors, and structures can constrain policy options. He looks at the contrasting ideas of Frank Field, Minister for Welfare Reform in 1997-8, and of Gordon Brown, and shows how Brown's approach eventually came to prevail. The book also includes a unique exposition of Field's political and social philosophy, showing how his consistent Christian socialist beliefs influenced his work as Minister for Welfare Reform. "Welfare Policy under New Labour" will be essential reading for scholars of contemporary politics and social policy and for those interested in New Labour and welfare reform.

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Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2010
ISBN
9780857719263
Edition
1
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Social Policy
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Tables
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. 1. Introduction
  6. 2. Before New Labour: The Development of the Labour Party's Welfare Policies from the Policy Review Until 1994
  7. 3. New Labour and Welfare Reform, 1994-97
  8. 4. The Ideas and Career of Frank Field up to May 1997
  9. 5. Welfare Reform and the Thinking of Gordon Brown
  10. 6. Field as a Minister
  11. 7. The Development of Welfare Reform Policy May 1997-August 1998
  12. 8. Conclusion: Field, Brown and New Labour's Discourse of the Active State
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index