Welfare State Change

Name: Welfare State Change
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Towards a Third Way?

Автор: Jane Lewis, Rebecca Surender

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Oxford University Press

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The politics of the Third Way reflects an attempt by many contemporary social democracies to forge a...

Информация за книгата

Автор

Jane Lewis, Rebecca Surender

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2004

страници

256

EAN

9780199266739

ISBN

0199266735

Enbook ID

04530989

Издател

Oxford University Press

Теглоt

380

Размери

234 x 157 x 19

Пълно описание

The politics of the Third Way reflects an attempt by many contemporary social democracies to forge a new political settlement which is fitted to the conditions of a modern society and new global economy, but which retains the goals of social cohesion and egalitarianism. It seeks to differentiate itself as distinct from the political ideologies of the New Right and Old Left. Though commonly linked to the US Democratic Party in the Clinton era, it can also be traced to the political discourses in European social democratic parties during the mid-1990s, most notably in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In social policy terms the model attempts to transcend the old alternatives of the state and the market. Instead, civil society, government, and the market are viewed as interdependent and equal partners in the provision of welfare, and the challenge for government is to create equilibrium between these three pillars. The individual is to be 'pushed' towards self-help, and independent, active citizenship, while business and government must contribute to economic and social cohesion. This book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of 'Third Way' social policy and policy processes in the welfare systems of industrialized economies, and examines the extent to which 'Third Way' ideology and institutional structures converge or vary in different national settings. It examines substantive areas of public policy in a broad comparative context of key trends and debates. By assessing the extent to which the post-war social contract in developed welfare states is being renegotiated, the text contributes to a better understanding of the current restructuring and modernization of the State. Finally the book explores the implications of the new politics of welfare for theorizing inequality, social justice, and the future of welfare.

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