Front Cover
Social Policy, Political Economy and the Social Contract
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Dedication
Table of contents
1 Introduction
The social contract
Social policy
Structure of the book
2 The political economy
Introduction
The 'golden age' of the post-war welfare state
Neoliberal influence
Contradictions and inconsistencies in neoliberalism
The ongoing appeal of neoliberalism
UK governments in the neoliberal era
Thatcherism
New Labour
The coalition government and austerity
New Public Management and governance
Post-democracy
Conclusion
3 Globalisation and devolution
Introduction
Global economy
Global social policy
Devolution
England and the EU
Conclusion
4 Place: uneven geographies and spatial inequalities
Introduction
London, the cause of and solution to all our problems
Regional disparities
Land and housing
Land
Housing
Conclusion
5 Health and health inequalities
Introduction
Health and health inequalities
Relationship with the political economy
Health and health-related policy
Health, health inequalities and the social contract
6 Social mobility
Introduction
Social mobility and the social contract
Social mobility and social policy
Social mobility and the political economy
Conclusion
7 The intergenerational contract
Introduction
The intergenerational contract: young and relatively young
The intergenerational contract: ageing
Routes and conditions for change
Conclusion
8 Conclusion
Social attitudes and crisis
A more equitable social contract?
Bibliography
Index
Back Cover.