| Author | : Powell, Martin |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2002-07-17 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1861343353 |
This title provides a detailed study of the welfare reforms of New Labour's first term. It compares achievements with stated aims, examines success in the wider context, and contributes to the debate on the problems of evaluating social policy.
| Author | : Powell, Martin |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2008-09-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9781847420398 |
This book, the third in Martin Powell's New Labour trilogy, analyses the legacy of Tony Blair's government for social policy, focusing on the extent to which it has changed the UK welfare state.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2001-08-10 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0309171342 |
Reform of welfare is one of the nation's most contentious issues, with debate often driven more by politics than by facts and careful analysis. Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition identifies the key policy questions for measuring whether our changing social welfare programs are working, reviews the available studies and research, and recommends the most effective ways to answer those questions. This book discusses the development of welfare policy, including the landmark 1996 federal law that devolved most of the responsibility for welfare policies and their implementation to the states. A thorough analysis of the available research leads to the identification of gaps in what is currently known about the effects of welfare reform. Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition specifies what-and why-we need to know about the response of individual states to the federal overhaul of welfare and the effects of the many changes in the nation's welfare laws, policies, and practices. With a clear approach to a variety of issues, Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition will be important to policy makers, welfare administrators, researchers, journalists, and advocates on all sides of the issue.
| Author | : Powell, Martin |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1861343361 |
This title provides a detailed study of the welfare reforms of New Labour's first term. It compares achievements with stated aims, examines success in the wider context, and contributes to the debate on the problems of evaluating social policy.
| Author | : OECD |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 179 |
| Release | : 2017-02-21 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9264269576 |
This report evaluates the comprehensive labour market reforms undertaken in Portugal in 2011-15. It reviews reforms in employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, activation, collective bargaining, minimum wages and working time, and assesses the available evidence on their impact.
| Author | : Stewart, John |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2014-03-21 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1447320166 |
As part of the devolution process, a range of powers was granted to the newly formed Scottish Parliament in 1999. These powers principally governed social welfare where there was already a degree of Scottish autonomy. Welfare has thus been central to the devolution project. The book looks at why social welfare issues were central to the devolution process in Scotland; explores the particular social and financial circumstances in which Scottish policy makers operate; reviews and assesses Scottish policies for children, education and lifelong learning; examines health policy, including care for the elderly, an especially controversial example of 'policy divergence' from England and provides an invaluable overview of the Scottish welfare state is as it is, and discusses how it might develop in the future. This book is essential reading for all those concerned with the contemporary and historical dimensions of social policy in Scotland and how they relate to developments in other parts of the United Kingdom.
| Author | : Jeff GROGGER |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0674037960 |
In Welfare Reform, Jeffrey Grogger and Lynn Karoly assemble evidence from numerous studies to assess how welfare reform has affected behavior. To broaden our understanding of this wide-ranging policy reform, the authors evaluate the evidence in relation to an economic model of behavior.
| Author | : Nick Ellison |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2006-04-07 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1134765703 |
'Globalization', institutions and welfare regimes -- The challenge of globalization -- Globalization and welfare regime change -- Towards workfare? : changing labour market policies -- Labour market policies in social democratic and continental regimes -- Population ageing, GEPs and changing pensions systems -- Pensions policies in continental and social regimes -- Conclusion : welfare regimes in a liberalizing world.
| Author | : Derek Fraser |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 475 |
| Release | : 2024-10-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1350383430 |
This established introductory textbook provides students with a full overview of British social policy and social ideas since the late 18th century. It is the essential starting point for anyone learning about how and why Britain created the first welfare state, and its development into the 21st century. Offering a comprehensive historical survey, this book analyses the emergence of the first welfare state, its later adaptations in the light of changing socio-political climates, and takes the story up to the present day, with discussion of the Coalition and Theresa May's early Prime Ministership, and an overview conclusion that identifies key issues in modern British social history. Building on the strong foundations of the prior editions, The Evolution of the Welfare State Sixth Edition has been updated to include: - New intersectional viewpoints on welfare, such as the role of gender - Expanded coverage of the post-1948 period - Updated methodological perspectives in the light of the latest research Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students, this is an essential resource for all interested in the British welfare state and social history.
