The reform of welfare and the way we live now
A critique of Giddens and the Third Way
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6050292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Wetherly (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-170 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569770120064171 |
| OpenAlex | W2094593954, W4251076265 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
The Third Way has been put forward as a framework of political understanding and commitment which transcends the division between the 'old left' and the 'new right' and provides the basis for a renewal of social democracy. This article critically examines the Third Way as a framework for understanding the problems faced by the welfare state and as a model or programme for welfare reform. The main focus is the recent work by Anthony Giddens as a leading exponent of the Third Way. Reference is also made to the ideas of Tony Blair and the discourse of New Labour, and the relationship between these versions of the Third Way is examined
Democracy · Development economics · Division of labour · Economics · Focus (optics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social democracy · Sociology · State (computer science · Third generation · Third world · Welfare · Welfare reform · Welfare state · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2021 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |