9781447350019

9781447349990

Social Policy Review Ser.

Intro; SOCIAL POLICY REVIEW 30; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Part One: Developments in social policy; ONE

Grenfell foretold; Introduction; The slow death of public housing; Privatisation and permanent austerity; Demunicipalisation and commercialisation; A deadly renovation; Austerity and the race to the bottom; Fire safety: a casualty of self-regulation?; Placing Grenfell: gentrification, social cleansing and thehousing crisis; Conclusion; References; TWO

Modern slavery in the United Kingdom; Introduction; Pressure for legislation; The Modern Slavery Act

An agenda for further reformThree Acts or one?; Role of the GLAA; Supply chains; The NRM; Child advocates; Domestic workers; Labour exploitation; Data collection and analysis; Support for victims of modern slavery; Conclusion; References; THREE

Childcare, life chances and social justice; Introduction; 'Life chances' rhetoric; Unpacking 'fair life chances'; The yardstick problem; Childcare as a social justice issue: key dimensions; The distinct role of a child-focused analysis; Childcare as a (maldistributed) relationship good; Conclusion; References

FOUR

Outcomes-based approaches and the devolved administrationsIntroduction; Development of outcomes-based approaches in the devolved administrations; Rationale for an outcomes-based approach; Attraction of an outcomes-based accountability approach; Assessment and criticisms of the outcomes-based accountability approach; Concepts and definitions; Outcomes and indicators; Policy implications; Conclusions; References; Part Two: Contributions from the Social Policy Association Conference 2017; FIVE

Fiscal welfare and its contribution to inequality; Introduction

Discovery of the greater scale of tax reliefsFiscal welfare for pensions; Costs and distribution of fiscal welfare for pensions; Table 5.1; Table 5.2; Pre-distribution in National Insurance; How can fiscal welfare be made more visible andaccountable?; Power and the pre-distribution that reinforces inequality; Conclusion; References; SIX

'Good solid Conservatism'; Theresa May's background and political career; Evolution of the May 'doctrine'; The role of government and the welfare state; The 2017 General Election and the aftermath; Conclusion: Theresa May, a good solid Conservative?; Notes

Public welfare > Great Britain.

Great Britain > Social policy.