Social policy review 30: analysis and debate in social policy, 2018

This book examines critical debates in social policy, including discussions on modern slavery, welfare chauvinism and the Grenfell Tower fire, to offer an informed review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past year

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Weitere Verfasser: Needham, Catherine 1974- (HerausgeberIn), Heins, Elke ca. 20./21. Jh (HerausgeberIn), Rees, James 1978- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bristol Policy Press 2018
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines critical debates in social policy, including discussions on modern slavery, welfare chauvinism and the Grenfell Tower fire, to offer an informed review of the best in social policy scholarship over the past year
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Intro; SOCIAL POLICY REVIEW 30; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Part One: Developments in social policy; ONE -- Grenfell foretold; Introduction; The slow death of public housing; Privatisation and permanent austerity; Demunicipalisation and commercialisation; A deadly renovation; Austerity and the race to the bottom; Fire safety: a casualty of self-regulation?; Placing Grenfell: gentrification, social cleansing and thehousing crisis; Conclusion; References; TWO -- Modern slavery in the United Kingdom; Introduction; Pressure for legislation; The Modern Slavery Act
Discovery of the greater scale of tax reliefsFiscal welfare for pensions; Costs and distribution of fiscal welfare for pensions; Table 5.1; Table 5.2; Pre-distribution in National Insurance; How can fiscal welfare be made more visible andaccountable?; Power and the pre-distribution that reinforces inequality; Conclusion; References; SIX -- 'Good solid Conservatism'; Theresa May's background and political career; Evolution of the May 'doctrine'; The role of government and the welfare state; The 2017 General Election and the aftermath; Conclusion: Theresa May, a good solid Conservative?; Notes
FOUR -- Outcomes-based approaches and the devolved administrationsIntroduction; Development of outcomes-based approaches in the devolved administrations; Rationale for an outcomes-based approach; Attraction of an outcomes-based accountability approach; Assessment and criticisms of the outcomes-based accountability approach; Concepts and definitions; Outcomes and indicators; Policy implications; Conclusions; References; Part Two: Contributions from the Social Policy Association Conference 2017; FIVE -- Fiscal welfare and its contribution to inequality; Introduction
An agenda for further reformThree Acts or one?; Role of the GLAA; Supply chains; The NRM; Child advocates; Domestic workers; Labour exploitation; Data collection and analysis; Support for victims of modern slavery; Conclusion; References; THREE -- Childcare, life chances and social justice; Introduction; 'Life chances' rhetoric; Unpacking 'fair life chances'; The yardstick problem; Childcare as a social justice issue: key dimensions; The distinct role of a child-focused analysis; Childcare as a (maldistributed) relationship good; Conclusion; References
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 302 Seiten)
ISBN:9781447350019
DOI:10.46692/9781447350019

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