Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-311) and index.
Contents:
Conservative approaches to social policy since 1997 / Hugh Bochel -- The Conservative Party and the welfare state since 1945 / Robert M. Page -- The Conservative Party and public expenditure / Nick Ellison -- The Conservatives, social policy and public opinion / Andrew Defty -- Conservative health policy : change, continuity and policy influence / Rob Baggott -- Something old, something new : understanding Conservative education policy / Sonia Exley and Stephen J. Ball -- Conservative housing policy / Peter Somerville -- Social security and welfare reform / Stephen McKay and Karen Rowlingson -- A new welfare settlement? : the Coalition government and welfare-to-work / Alan Deacon and Ruth Patrick -- The Conservative Party and community care / Jon Glasby -- Conservative policy and the family / Paul Daniel -- Crime and criminal justice / Mike Hough -- The Conservatives and social policy in the devolved administrations / Richard Parry -- The Conservatives and the governance of social policy / Catherine Bochel -- The Conservatives, Coalition and social policy / Hugh Bochel.
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