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Welfare Policy Under New Labour
Andrew Connell
其他書名
The Politics of Social Security Reform
出版
Bloomsbury Publishing
, 2010-11-30
主題
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties
Philosophy / Political
Political Science / Public Policy / General
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
ISBN
0857719262
9780857719263
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UmGJDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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.