The Politics of the welfare state

Interpretations of welfare and approaches to the state, 1870-1920 / Sheila Rowbotham -- Lessons from the past : the rise and fall of the classic welfarestate in Britain, 1945-76 / Rodney Lowe -- Conservatives and consensus : the politics of the National Health Service, 1951-64 / Charles Webster -- Local voicesin the National Health Service : needs, effectiveness and sufficiency / Jennie Popay and Gareth Williams -- Priority setting for health gain / Chris Ham, FrankHonigsbaum and David Thompson -- Obstacles to medical audit : British doctors speak / Nick Black and Elizabeth Thompson --Choice, needs and enabling : the new community care / Jane Lewis -- Making sense of the new politics of education / Geoff Whitty, Sharon Gewirtz and Tony Edwards -- The relationship between research and policy : the case of unemployment and health / Mel Bartley.