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Welfare State Change - Towards a Third Way? (Hardcover, New)
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Welfare State Change - Towards a Third Way? (Hardcover, New)
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The politics of the Third Way reflects an attempt by many
contemporary social democracies to forge a new political settlement
which is fitted to the conditions of a modern society and new
global economy, but which retains the goals of social cohesion and
egalitarianism. It seeks to differentiate itself as distinct from
the political ideologies of the New Right and Old Left. Though
commonly linked to the US Democratic Party in the Clinton era, it
can also be traced to the political discourses in European social
democratic parties during the mid-1990s, most notably in France,
Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In social policy
terms the model attempts to transcend the old alternatives of the
state and the market. Instead, civil society, government, and the
market are viewed as interdependent and equal partners in the
provision of welfare, and the challenge for government is to create
equilibrium between these three pillars. The individual is to be
'pushed' towards self-help, and independent, active citizenship,
while business and government must contribute to economic and
social cohesion.
This book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of 'Third
Way' social policy and policy processes in the welfare systems of
industrialized economies, and examines the extent to which 'Third
Way' ideology and institutional structures converge or vary in
different national settings. It examines substantive areas of
public policy in a broad comparative context of key trends and
debates. By assessing the extent to which the post-war social
contract in developed welfare states is being renegotiated, the
text contributes to a better understanding of the current
restructuring and modernization of the State. Finally the book
explores the implications of the new politics of welfare for
theorizing inequality, social justice, and the future of
welfare.
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