New Risks, New Welfare Signposts for Social

This exceptional collection, the third in the Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy series, explores the profound changes currently underway which will have significant implications for the future of social policy. New Risks, New Welfare provides a look at the likely developments in social policy and welfare that will occur in the twenty-first century. Taking an historical as well as a speculative perspective, this book looks at social change, types of welfare systems and changes in work - including welfare work - to navigate a likely course in the new millennium.

Nick Manning, Prof., University of Nottingham, Head of School of Sociology and Social Policy. His recent research has focused upon Russia, with EU funded projects on employment and labour market change, and on poverty, ethnicity and political stability. He has published widely on these issuesand also upon aspects of health, particularly mental health. His recent publications include reports for UNICEF on women and social policy in Eastern Europe, for the High Security Psychiatric Services Commissioning Board on security and personality disorder. Forthcoming books deal with research methods, citizen action and unemployment in Russia.

Ian Shaw, Dr, University of Nottingham, School of Sociology and Social Policy. On the Executive of the Social Policy Association. His recent research has focused upon Health concerns and he is deputy director of the Centre for Research in Medical Sociology and Health Policy. He holds current projects examining the work of the Mental Health Act Commission and various issues in Quality Assurance. He has published 2 books dealing with Policy Evaluation and recent publications include work on Scandinavian Welfare States, Mental Health, and Social Administration. He has a forthcoming book exploring various theoretical approaches to mental health and illness.

Introduction: The Millennium and Social Policy

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Nick Manning

Ian Shaw

The Changing Governance of Welfare: Recent Trends in its Primary Functions, Scale, and Modes of Coordination

12

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Bob Jessop

Resources for Social Policy

24

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Ian Shaw

Social Politics and Policy in an Era of Globalization: Critical Reflections

36

(21)

Nicola Yeates

The Welfare Modelling Business

57

(22)

Peter Abrahamson

Social Security in a Rapidly Changing Environment: The Case of the Post-communist Transformation

79

(21)

Gaspar Fajth

Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Policy: New Life in an Old Connection

100

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Colin Crouch

Culture: The Missing Variable in Understanding Social Policy?

121

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John Baldock

``Risk Society'': The Cult of Theory and the Millennium?

137

(17)

Robert Dingwall

Notes to Contributors

154

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Index

155

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New Risks, New Welfare Signposts for Social Policy

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