The welfare we want?: The British challenge for American reform
Robert Walker and Michael Wiseman
Abstract
In the UK, both Conservative and New Labour welfare strategies have been influenced by American policies. British welfare reform has continued in recent years, while American policies appear to have stagnated. What now are the lessons of British reform for America? This book presents a detailed and unique comparison of welfare policies in the two countries. Throughout the book, international experts outline, compare, and contrast the reform strategies pursued in each country, and summarise the results to date. The editors argue that recent American reforms have failed to address key problems b ... More
In the UK, both Conservative and New Labour welfare strategies have been influenced by American policies. British welfare reform has continued in recent years, while American policies appear to have stagnated. What now are the lessons of British reform for America? This book presents a detailed and unique comparison of welfare policies in the two countries. Throughout the book, international experts outline, compare, and contrast the reform strategies pursued in each country, and summarise the results to date. The editors argue that recent American reforms have failed to address key problems but that British ideas could refresh the American policy agenda. Moreover, both systems would gain from increased transatlantic policy dialogue.
Keywords:
UK,
Conservative,
New Labour,
welfare strategies,
American policies,
British welfare reform,
transatlantic policy dialogue
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2003 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781861344083 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781861344083.001.0001 |
