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Welfare State Change
Towards a Third Way?
Edited by Jane Lewis and Rebecca Surender
246 pages
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234x156mm
978-0-19-926672-2
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Hardback
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07 October 2004
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- Important contribution to one of the keenest debates in the social sciences
- Integrates theoretical debates and empirical research to fill a genuine gap in literature
- Includes an integrated analysis from a range of key disciplines
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.Readership: Scholars and students of political science and sociology, especially those interested in political economy, social policy, the welfare state, and welfare and benefit systems
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Edited by Jane Lewis, Barnett Professor of Social Policy, University of Oxford, and Rebecca Surender, University Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Oxford Contributors:
Helmut Anheier, LSE and UCLA
Giuliano Bonoli, University of Fribourg
Jochen Clasen, University of Stirling
Daniel Clegg, University of Oxford
Mary Daly, Queen's University, Belfast
Hartley Dean, LSE
Jane Lewis, University of Oxford
Ruth Lister, Loughborough University
Janet Newman, Open University
Martin Powell, University of Bath
Rebecca
Surender, University of Oxford
Stuart White, University of Oxford
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"...the quality of its contributions is consistently high...adds significantly to our knowledge and understanding." - Social Policy
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Part 1: Policy Contexts and Concepts
1: Rebecca Surender: Modern Challenges to the Welfare State and the Antecedents of the Third Way
2: Stuart White: Welfare Philosophy and the Third Way
3: Giuliano Bonoli and Martin Powell: One Third Way or Several?
Part 2: Policy Areas, Goals, and Mechanisms
4: Janet Newman: Moderninzing the State: A New Style of Governance?
5: Jochen Clasen and Daniel Clegg: Does the Third Way Work?: The Left and Labour Market Policy Reform in Britain, France, and Germany
6: Helmut Anheier: Third Sector - Third Way: Comparative Perspectives and Policy Reflections
7: Mary Daly: Changing Conceptions of Family and Gender Relations in European Welfare States and the Third Way
Part 3: Conflicts and Challenges
8: Ruth Lister: The Third Way's Social Investment State
9: Hartley Dean: The Implications of Third Way Social Policy for Inequality, Social Cohesion, and Citizenship
10: Jane Lewis: What is New Labour? Can it Deliver on Social Policy?
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