Just how much influence does powerful business in the UK have on government decision making in relation to social policy? Questions concerning the power and influence of business over social and public policy are increasingly being raised, not just from within the field of social policy but also in business and management studies and, beyond that, in the news and media. They are seldom answered in any satisfactory way. This groundbreaking book investigates and documents corporate influence on social policies at global/regional, national and local levels. It argues that we cannot understand...
Just how much influence does powerful business in the UK have on government decision making in relation to social policy? Questions concerning the pow...
Spanning the complete era of the Conservative governments and the first term of New Labour, this book looks at mechanisms of corporate power and influence; corporate opinion and influence in a range of social policy areas including: education, training, health and social security; changing business influence on social policy in recent years in an international context and business involvement in social policy initiatives and welfare delivery.By exploring business views and opinions, power, influence and involvement in social provision, this book helps to address important questions in social...
Spanning the complete era of the Conservative governments and the first term of New Labour, this book looks at mechanisms of corporate power and influ...
The greatest myth of modern times is the suggestion that capitalism and corporations do better with less government. The global economic crisis has certainly put paid to this idea. But the massive emergency state bailouts and interventions put in place from 2008 were unique only in their size and scale. Government programmes, designed to meet the needs of business, are not just everyday, they are everywhere and they are essential. Just as social welfare protects citizens from the cradle to the grave, corporate welfare protects and benefits corporations throughout their life course. And yet,...
The greatest myth of modern times is the suggestion that capitalism and corporations do better with less government. The global economic crisis has ce...
The 2008 economic crisis destabilized the world s financial centers and ushered in a global economic slowdown, but the effects of the recession have not been uniform. As"Social Policy in Challenging Times"skillfully reveals, the global crisis can be better understood as a variety of crises, each mediated by its national context. Employing a fruitful international approach, the contributors to this timely book examine the recession s effects on social policy at different levels in different countries, illuminating the forces reshaping welfare system under radically altered circumstances."
The 2008 economic crisis destabilized the world s financial centers and ushered in a global economic slowdown, but the effects of the recession hav...
"Social Policy Review" is an annual publication that offers contributions from a mix of internationally prominent experts in social policy focusing on the economic and political challenges that confront governments and the diverse ways that they have responded. It offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive picture available of the current state of social policy and research.
"Social Policy Review" is an annual publication that offers contributions from a mix of internationally prominent experts in social policy focusing on...
