{"product_id":"9780335213177","title":"Revisiting The Welfare State","description":"In Revisiting the Welfare State, Robert Page provides a persuasive, fresh and challenging account of the British welfare state since 1940. His text re-examines some of the most commonly held assumptions about the post-war welfare state and reignites the debate about its role and purpose.\u003cp\u003eRobert Page starts from the premise that the student of social policy can gain a deeper understanding of the welfare state by studying political and historical accounts of the welfare state, party manifestos, policy documents and political memoirs. Drawing from these sources, he provides a clear guide to the changing role of the state in the provision of welfare since 1940. Each of the five chapters is devoted to a particular theme associated with the post-war welfare state, the last of which focuses on the strategy of the New Labour governments of Tony Blair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by one of the leading authorities on contemporary social policy, Revisiting the Welfare State is a stimulating guide to the political history of the post-war welfare state in Britain. It is essential reading for students of social policy, social work, politics and contemporary history. It will also appeal to the general reader who is seeking an accessible guide to the political history of the post-war welfare state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert M. Page is currently Reader in Democratic Socialism and Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044838752496,"sku":"9780335213177","price":47.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780335213177_p0.jpg?v=1763686103","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780335213177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}