Social Policy Review 26 : : Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2014 / / ed. by Kevin Farnsworth, Zoë Irving, Menno Fenger.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2014
• MitwirkendeR: Bannink, Duco,; Bonoli, Giuliano,; Byrne, David,; Bäckman, Olof,; Champion, Cyrielle,; Donaldson, Cam,; Ellison, Marion,; Fergusson, Ross,; Foster, Liam,; Greve, Bent,; Hill, Michael,; Huckfield, Leslie,; Iafrati, Steve,; Jakobsen, Vibeke,; Kauppinen, Timo,; Keast, Robyn,; Knight, Madeleine,; Korpi, Tomas,; Lorentzen, Thomas,; McHugh, Neil,; Minas, Renate,; Roy, Michael,; Ruane, Sally,; Sinclair, Stephen,; Warren, Tracey,; Whitaker, Emilie,
• HerausgeberIn: Farnsworth, Kevin,; Fenger, Menno,; Irving, Zoë,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Social Policy Review
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

Since the 2008 economic crisis, each year has brought new challenges to welfare states. This important annual volume with contributions from an exciting mix of internationally renowned experts within the social policy community examines the economic and political challenges that have confronted governments, and highlights the diverse ways in which nations have responded. Part One explores the most pressing questions confronting British social policy, from the school-leaving age, employment, in-work benefits to taxation. Part Two examines the political and professional dilemmas involved in the delivery and financing of social policy. Part Three identifies the challenges in integrating social policy with other areas of the welfare state, including social care, health policy and labour market policy. This comprehensive discussion of the most challenging issues arising during the past year provides academics and students with an invaluable up-to-date analysis of the current state of social policy.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction -- The British welfare state -- Economic crisis, work–life balance and class -- Towards a fairer pension system for women? Assessing the impact of recent pension changes on women -- Warehouse, marketise, shelter, juridify: on the political economy and governance of extending school participation in England -- The political economy of taxation in the 21st-century UK -- Occupational and fiscal welfare in times of crisis -- The Social Policy Association Conference 2013 -- Better to satisfy the coroner than the auditor: social policy delivery in challenging times -- Social Impact Bonds: shifting the boundaries of citizenship -- Creating a legacy of long-term indebtedness: the toxic impact of payday loans in Wolverhampton -- No future to risk? The impact of economic crises and austerity on young people at the margins of European employment and welfare settings -- Aristotle on the front line -- Towards integrated services? The integration of social policies and other policy domains -- Integration of social and labour market policy institutions: towards more control and responsiveness? -- Decentralised integration of social policy domains -- Rescaling inequality? Welfare reform and local variation in social assistance payments -- The competition–collaboration dilemma: the perverse effects of mixed service integration policy approaches in Queensland -- Developing integration of health and social care in England -- Index