Part 1 - Old paradigms: how we used to think of society 1 - Keynesian economics Keynes and the classical economists Keynesian economic policy The problem of inflation Keynesianism in the global economy The politics of Keynesianism The welfare consensus 2 - Marxism Marxism in theory Capitalism Capitalism and welfare Marxism and social policy Marxism: an overview 3 - Liberal individualism Liberalism and the individual Liberalism and equality Individualism and property rights The role of the state Liberalism and the market Public choice Liberalism and welfare 4 - Conservatism and the new right The nature of conservatism Conservatism and the state The new right The new conservatism 5 - Social democracy and socialism Social democracy Social democracy and the market Citizenship and social rights Socialism Part 2 - New paradigms: interpretations of a changing society Socialism and welfare 6 - Communities and society Communitarianism Spheres of social action Social responsibility Social cohesion 7 - New views of the economy Economic processes: pridution The labour market Consumption The operation of the market Economic processes and welfare 8 - The global economy Economic development and growth Globalisation The global economy and deindustrialisation Wages and inequality Implications for welfare 9 - A new kind of society Postmodernity Post-traditional society Postmodern ethics The politics of the risk society Postmodernity and the indivudual Difference and equality Postmodernity and politics 10 - Explaining social divisions Social divisions Critical theory Power and social control Oppression and empowerment Patriarchy Overview: a stand against injustice Part 3 - New challenges to social policy 11 - Society The impact of a changing society The class structure The dependency The decline of the moral order Overview 12 - The economy Social policy and economic policy The role of the state Public expenditure Integrating the excluded The economics of postmodernity 13 - The political framework Democracy and welfare The maening of democracy Developing entitlements The welfare state 14 - Social welfare and social justice Social justice: towards a just society Contractarianism Equality and redistribution The structure of disadvantage Social welfare and social justice The future of welfare