Welfare Policy Under New Labour: The Politics of Social Security Reform

by Andrew Connell

How much freedom of action does an ambitious reforming party have as it moves from opposition to government? Drawing on original research and first-hand interviews, Andrew Connell analyses the development of welfare reform policy following New Labour's ascent to power in 1997 to show how ideas, actors, and structures can constrain policy options. He looks at the contrasting ideas of Frank Field, Minister for Welfare Reform in 1997-8, and of Gordon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848853890
• ISBN13: 9781848853898
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"