Austerity Policies

Description

This book takes up the problems of social policy, state intervention and support in the hard times of austerity introduced by the Coalition government 2010-15, and continued under the Conservative government today. At a time when the economy is growing and pay levels finally rising, the necessity for more cuts in public expenditure is fiercely contested. The scope of state services, the levels of support for people in need, and the kinds of organizations that will deliver the services, will all be profoundly affected in coming years. The authors and editors assess some of these consequences visible now in the impact that expenditure cuts and reorganization have had on many areas of social policy, and explore the direction of change in the near future. Austerity Policies evaluates a wide range of changing form of state services and the transformations involving both the recipients and those delivering the services. It considers the past, present and future of austerity as a policy, and the problems affecting particular groups such as offenders, looked after children, and professionals such as social care workers and those engaged with domestic violence. The collection will be of interest to students and scholars of social policy, criminology, sociology, politics and media studies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Peter Rushton, Catherine Donovan)....Pages 1-17 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 Austerity—A Critical History of the Present (Peter Rushton)....Pages 21-43 Austerity and the Undermining of Democracy (Ilona Buchroth, Linda Hetherington)....Pages 45-66 Mothering in an Age of Austerity (Sheila Quaid)....Pages 67-88 Front Matter ....Pages 89-89 Austerity and De-professionalisation (Nigel Malin)....Pages 91-120 Inspecting ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’: The Pitfalls of an Austerity Managerialist Approach to Offender Supervision (Nicola Roberts)....Pages 121-146 Poverty, Regulation and New Forms of Educational Exclusion (Kim Gilligan)....Pages 147-169 Front Matter ....Pages 171-171 Cutting the Ribbon? Austerity Measures and the Problems Faced by the HIV Third Sector (Drew Dalton)....Pages 173-195 “Well That Would Be Nice, but We Can’t Do That in the Current Climate”: Prioritising Services Under Austerity (Catherine Donovan, Matt Durey)....Pages 197-220 Dangerous Times for Looked-After Children: Austerity Cuts Risking the Lives of the Most Vulnerable (Stephanie Hunter)....Pages 221-240 The ‘New Normal’: Framing Vulnerability, Entitlement and Responsibility in Police Custody in Austere Times (Donna Peacock, Faye Cosgrove)....Pages 241-265 Back Matter ....Pages 267-280