New labour and government in Britain :
By: LAAFFIN, Martin
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Contributor(s): THOMAS, Alys.
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ArticlePublisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishers Limited, December 1997Australian Journal of Public Administration 56, 4, p. 117-127Abstract: The 1997 British election marks a major change in British government. Eighteen years of conservative rule had brought about growing inequality and social division and have generated powerful demands for new directions in public policy, especially in the areas of welfare and public administration. On welfare state reform Labour is constrained by election promises to restrain taxation and public expenditure. New Labour minister influenced by the New Right have in any case largely rejected traditional social democratic redistributive strategies and are seeking instead new ways of reducing welfare dependency. The virulent spread of quangos at all levels of government and a marked increase in the centralisation of power in Whitehall have given a new impetus to demands for constitutional reform. Labour's response to these demands is a major program of regional devolution, House of Lords reform and open government measures. This articles explain what 'New labour' means and discusses new labour policies on welfare and constitutional reform and their implications for the future of public administration in Britain
The 1997 British election marks a major change in British government. Eighteen years of conservative rule had brought about growing inequality and social division and have generated powerful demands for new directions in public policy, especially in the areas of welfare and public administration. On welfare state reform Labour is constrained by election promises to restrain taxation and public expenditure. New Labour minister influenced by the New Right have in any case largely rejected traditional social democratic redistributive strategies and are seeking instead new ways of reducing welfare dependency. The virulent spread of quangos at all levels of government and a marked increase in the centralisation of power in Whitehall have given a new impetus to demands for constitutional reform. Labour's response to these demands is a major program of regional devolution, House of Lords reform and open government measures. This articles explain what 'New labour' means and discusses new labour policies on welfare and constitutional reform and their implications for the future of public administration in Britain
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