Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society: From ‘safety net’ to ‘trampoline’: the reform of the welfare state
19 September 2011On the OUPBlog, political economic geographer Julie MacLeavy reflects on the historical change that has occurred in the provision of welfare state, and the impact the coalition government’s austerity measures will have on those supported by welfare.
"In recent years, governments of both the right and left have been involved in debates over the best way to deliver public services. Whereas during the post-war period it was widely accepted that state provisioning of infrastructure, health, education and social services was the best way to ensure the well being of citizens, in the latter decades of the twentieth century the market was claimed to be a better way of delivering public goods and services because it was associated with competition, economic efficiency and consumer choice."For the full blog post, visit: From ‘safety net’ to ‘trampoline’: the reform of the welfare state
Read the paper: A ‘new politics’ of austerity, workfare and gender? The UK coalition government's welfare reform proposals
Published in Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Advance Access, 16 September 2011.