David Etherington provides bold and fresh perspectives on the link between welfare policy and employment relations as he assesses their fundamental impact on social inequalities.Exploring how reforms, including Universal Credit, have reinforced employment and social insecurity, he assesses the role of NGOs, trade unions and policymakers in challenging this increasingly work-focused welfare agenda. Drawing on international and national case studies, the book reviews developments, in...

Focusing on the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015, this book examines key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people, and more.Respected social policy researchers explore the degree to which the positions and policies of recent Conservative governments have differed from the previous Coalition government (2010–15). They consider the extent to which austerity has continued and the influence of other policy e...

Sous la coordination de Marie-Laure Barut-Etherington, Directrice générale adjointe à la Banque de France, et de Pierre Bollon, membre du Comité économique et social européen, Secrétaire général de l’Observatoire de l’épargne européenne et Directeur des affaires européennes de la Fédération des entreprises immobilières, ce numéro 158 de la Revue d’économie financière donne la parole à des économistes, chercheurs, acteurs du secteur financier et décideurs publics, pour éclairer les...