Revisiting the Welfare State - Brossura

Page, Robert

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0335213170 ISBN 13: 9780335213177

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 2007

Riassunto

In Revisiting the Welfare State, Robert Page provides an account of the British welfare state since 1940. His text re-examines some of the most commonly held assumptions about the post-war welfare state and reignites the debate about its role and purpose.
Robert Page starts from the premise that the student of social policy can gain a deeper understanding of the welfare state by studying political and historical accounts of the welfare state, party manifestos, policy documents and political memoirs. Drawing from these sources, he provides a clear guide to the changing role of the state in the provision of welfare since 1940. Each of the five chapters is devoted to a particular theme associated with the post-war welfare state, the last of which focuses on the strategy of the New Labour governments of Tony Blair.
It is reading for students of social policy, social work, politics and contemporary history. It will also appeal to the general reader who is seeking an accessible guide to the political history of the post-war welfare state.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Robert M. Page is currently Reader in Democratic Socialism and Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0335213170
• ISBN 13: 9780335213177
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile