The coalition government and social policy : restructuring the welfare state / [edited by] Hugh Bochel and Martin Powell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bochel, Hugh M., editor.

Powell, Martin A., 1961- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons--Elections, 2010.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.

Political parties--Great Britain.

Political parties.

Coalition governments.

Coalition governments--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--2007-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.

Summary:

How did the UK coalition government's policies differ from previous Conservative (or Labour) government policies? How did the Liberal Democrats influence them? And what does it tell us about the policies pursued by the Conservative government elected in May 2015? Responding to the political and social policy changes made between 2010 and 2015 this book considers the relationship between the two coalition parties to provide a critical assessment of how their policies affected the British welfare state, including the impact of 'austerity'. Looking beyond 2015, the contributors consider the implications of these changes for social policy, in terms of both the challenges and the opportunities that may present themselves in the future. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The transformation of the welfare state? The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government and social policy / Hugh Bochel Bochel, Hugh, Martin Powell Powell, Martin 1

2 The coalition government, public spending and social policy / Nick Ellison Ellison, Nick 27

3 The changing governance of social policy / Catherine Bochel Bochel, Catherine 53

4 The coalition, social policy and public opinion / Andrew Defty Defty, Andrew 79

5 Health policy and the coalition government / Rob Baggott Baggott, Rob 99

6 The coalition government, the general election and the policy ratchet in education: a reflection on the 'ghosts' of policy past, present and yet to come / Patrick L.J. Bailey Bailey, Patrick L.J., Stephen J. Ball Ball, Stephen J. 127

7 Coalition housing policy in England / Peter Somerville Somerville, Peter 153

8 Social security under the coalition and Conservatives: shredding the system for people of working age; privileging pensioners / Stephen McKay McKay, Stephen, Karen Rowlingson Rowlingson, Karen 179

9 Welfare and active labour market policies in the UK: the coalition government approach / Anne Daguerre Daguerre, Anne, David Etherington Etherington, David 201

10 'It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it': adult social care under the coalition / Jon Glasby Glasby, Jon 221

11 Family policy: the Mods and Rockers / Rosalind Edwards Edwards, Rosalind, Val Gillies Gillies, Val 243

12 One step forward, two steps back: children, young people and the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition / Harriet Churchill Churchill, Harriet 267

13 The coalition and criminal justice / Peter Squires Squires, Peter 285

14 Equalities: the impact of welfare reform and austerity by gender, disability and age / Kirstein Rummery Rummery, Kirstein 309

15 Social policy, the devolved administrations and the UK coalition government / Derek Birrell Birrell, Derek, Ann Marie Cray Cray, Ann Marie 324

16 Conclusions / Martin Powell Powell, Martin, Hugh Bochel Bochel, Hugh 347.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447324560

1447324560

9781447324577

1447324579

OCLC:

948793948