
A Green History of the Welfare State
Tony Fitzpatrick(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-367-03018-6 (ISBN)
Description
Environmental problems - particularly climate change - have become increasingly important to governments and social researchers in recent decades. Debates about their implications for social policies and welfare reforms are now moving towards centre stage. What has been missing from such debates is an account of the history of the welfare state in relation to environmental issues and green ideas.
A Green History of the Welfare State fills this gap. How have the environmental and social policy agendas developed? To what extent have welfare systems been informed by the principles of environmental ethics and politics? How effective has the welfare state been at addressing environmental problems? How might the history of social policies be reimagined? With its lively, chronological narrative, this book provides answers to these questions. Through overviews of key periods, politicians and reforms the book weaves together a range of subjects into a new kind of historical tapestry, including: social policy, economics, party politics, government action and legislation, and environmental issues.
This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of environmental policy and history, social and public policy, social history, sociology and politics.
A Green History of the Welfare State fills this gap. How have the environmental and social policy agendas developed? To what extent have welfare systems been informed by the principles of environmental ethics and politics? How effective has the welfare state been at addressing environmental problems? How might the history of social policies be reimagined? With its lively, chronological narrative, this book provides answers to these questions. Through overviews of key periods, politicians and reforms the book weaves together a range of subjects into a new kind of historical tapestry, including: social policy, economics, party politics, government action and legislation, and environmental issues.
This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of environmental policy and history, social and public policy, social history, sociology and politics.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
5 s/w Abbildungen, 5 s/w Zeichnungen
5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
436 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-03018-6 (9780367030186)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Tony Fitzpatrick
A Green History of the Welfare State
E-Book
03/2017
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download

Tony Fitzpatrick
A Green History of the Welfare State
E-Book
03/2017
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download

Tony Fitzpatrick
A Green History of the Welfare State
Book
02/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€241.20
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Tony Fitzpatrick is a Reader at the University of Nottingham, UK.
Content
Introduction
Made of Coal and Surrounded by Fish: 1945-51
A Final Farewell: 1951-55
An Impenetrable Fog: 1952-64
Upheavals: 1964-70
Crises of Power: 1970-74
The Party is Over: 1974-79
The Soul of a Marketplace: 1979-87
Venus in Capitalist Furs: 1987-90
The Long Shadows: 1990-97
New Dawn, New Politics, New Britain: 1997-2001
Fixing the Planet: 1997-2005
Crashing and Burning: 2005-10
Conclusion
Made of Coal and Surrounded by Fish: 1945-51
A Final Farewell: 1951-55
An Impenetrable Fog: 1952-64
Upheavals: 1964-70
Crises of Power: 1970-74
The Party is Over: 1974-79
The Soul of a Marketplace: 1979-87
Venus in Capitalist Furs: 1987-90
The Long Shadows: 1990-97
New Dawn, New Politics, New Britain: 1997-2001
Fixing the Planet: 1997-2005
Crashing and Burning: 2005-10
Conclusion