Ideologies of Welfare: From Dreams to Disillusion
About this ebook
For the first time we can trace the development of four key strands of welfare ideology in their own words. Buried debates are re-opened and hidden traditions identified, continuity and change are highlighted. The concluding chapter looks at the future of social security and examines the relationship between ideology and policy.
The combination of documentary material and commentary provides an invaluable history of welfare in the twentieth century for students of social policy and administration.
About the author
John Clarke is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at The Open University, UK. His research and writing have explored the contemporary transformations of nation, state and welfare.
Allan Cochrane is Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University, UK. His research and writing have explored the ways in which the spaces of politics and policy are made up in practice in ways that reflect relations of power within and beyond the state.
Carol Smart is a feminist sociologist. She has published works in the areas of criminology, family law and social policy.
