Klappentext

Public Opinion, Ideology and State Welfare (1985) provides a comprehensive explanation of the patterns of ideas about the welfare state held by both academics and by the general public. It reviews the state of popular thinking about the welfare state, the development of welfare policy since the Second World War, and the 1980s crisis.

Inhalt

1. Crisis and the Welfare State 2. Public Opinion and Welfare Issues 3. From Butskellism to the New Right? 4. Current Developments in the Welfare State 5. Ideology and Continuity 6. The Crisis in Welfare State Studies