Partnerships, New Labour and the Governance of Welfare

Partnerships, New Labour and the Governance of Welfare
Author: Glendinning, Caroline
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2002-07-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1861343396

Current policy encourages 'partnerships' - between statutory organisations and professionals; public and private sectors; with voluntary organisations and local communities. But is this collaborative discourse really as distinctive as the Labour Government claims? How far do contemporary partnerships exemplify an approach to governing which is based on networks (as distinct from hierarchies and markets)? Partnerships, New Labour and the governance of welfare: provides an up-to-date critical analysis of partnerships; addresses the highly topical theme of 'partnerships' as the means of achieving joined-up government; presents empirical evidence from a wide range of welfare partnerships; examines the relationships between local welfare partnerships and the management of those partnerships by central government; reveals the imbalance of power which characterises many contemporary partnerships. · It is essential reading for academics and students of contemporary social and public policy and for those with an interest in networks and other theories of welfare governance.

New Labour, New Welfare State?

New Labour, New Welfare State?
Author: Powell, Martin
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1999-06-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1861341512

This study provides a comprehensive examination of the social policy of New Labour. It examines differences between current policy areas and provides topical information on the debate on the future of the welfare state.

Performing Governance

Performing Governance
Author: H. Dickinson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137024046

Performing Governance sets out a new framework to assess the performance of partnerships and examines what these actually deliver. This is applied to three areas of New Labour's welfare policy; child safeguarding, urban regeneration and the modernisation of health and social care. This book contributes to understanding governance under New Labour.

Partnership Working in Public Health

Partnership Working in Public Health
Author: David J. Hunter
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1447301315

The United Kingdom’s reforms of the National Health Service and public health system now require a strong focus on partnerships, a move that has largely been met with praise. But a growing body of evidence shows that such partnerships are in fact very difficult to achieve and make effective. This book draws on a detailed study of recent public health partnerships in England—most of which have been made under the new Health and Wellbeing Boards—to assess their effectiveness. Ultimately, the authors argue that the current forms of partnership must be drastically rethought if they are going to succeed.

Exploring Social Policy in the 'new' Scotland

Exploring Social Policy in the 'new' Scotland
Author: Mooney, Gerry
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2005-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1861345941

This is the first book specifically aimed at students that integrates the description and analysis of social policy in Scotland since devolution. It has been designed to support the delivery of social policy and related courses in Scotland itself but also to appeal to students on courses across the United Kingdom.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Author: Richard Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2005-01-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780198508441

This volume synthesizes material and evidence on how best to plan and deliver child and adolescent mental health care services, providing a one-stop reference guide for all those with responsibilty for these services. It includes a concise update on the most common child psychiatric conditions.

E-Governance

E-Governance
Author: Leslie Budd
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2009-01-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135890498

Covering such essential issues as global governance of the internet, the European Knowledge Economy, the transformative promise of mobile telephony, the rise of e-Universities, internet accessibility for the disabled, and e-Governance in transition economies, this book draws on contributions from experienced academics and practitioners with an expertise in an emerging field.

Contesting Neoliberalism

Contesting Neoliberalism
Author: Helga Leitner
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1593853203

Neoliberalism's "market revolution"--realized through practices like privatization, deregulation, fiscal devolution, and workfare programs--has had a transformative effect on contemporary cities. The consequences of market-oriented politics for urban life have been widely studied, but less attention has been given to how grassroots groups, nongovernmental organizations, and progressive city administrations are fighting back. In case studies written from a variety of theoretical and political perspectives, this book examines how struggles around such issues as affordable housing, public services and space, neighborhood sustainability, living wages, workers' rights, fair trade, and democratic governance are reshaping urban political geographies in North America and around the world.

Social Policies and Social Control

Social Policies and Social Control
Author: Malcolm Harrison
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2015-11-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1447310756

This book offers an innovative account of social-control and behaviorist thinking in social policies and welfare systems and the impact it has had on disadvantaged groups. The contributors review how controls have been applied to individuals and households and how these interventions have narrowed social rights. They illuminate the links between social control developments, welfare systems, and the liberalization of economics, and they highlight the negative impact that behaviorist assumptions--and the subsequent strategies that have grown out of them--have had on the disadvantaged. Overall the volume provides a cutting-edge critical engagement with contemporary policy developments.

Human Resource Management in the Public Sector

Human Resource Management in the Public Sector
Author: Rona S. Beattie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2007-08-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136779469

HRM is a core element of public service organizations, whose employees are often their most valuable resource. This outstanding book tackles the subject head on, bringing together cutting-edge research from a range of respected international authors.