Mapping the Governance Reform of Welfare to Work in Britain under New Labour

Jay Wiggan

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Abstract

This article draws on Newman's (2001, 2007) typology of the modernization of governance under New Labor, to examine the development of British welfare to work administration. Concentrating on the delivery of active labor market policy, the article suggests network forms of governance occupy a marginal role in welfare to work delivery. Managerialist and hierarchical forms of governance dominate administration of activation policy. In accordance with UK tradition, a national centralized, top down system exercises control of social security and employment services administration, but increasingly seeks to realize its goals through a market system of delivery.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1026-1047
Number of pages22
JournalInternational Journal of Public Administration
Volume32 (12)
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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Wiggan, Jay. / Mapping the Governance Reform of Welfare to Work in Britain under New Labour. In: International Journal of Public Administration. 2009 ; Vol. 32 (12). pp. 1026-1047.
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