There is no doubt that significant socio-economic changes have occurred over the last twenty years in the UK and other advanced capitalist societies. Consequently Fordism a bureaucratic hierarchical model of industrial development has matured into Post-Fordism with its greater emphasis on the individual freedom of choice and flexibility generating fresh debate and analysis. Towards a Post-Fordist Welfare State represents leading authors from a number of disciplines - social policy sociology politics and geography - who have played a key role in promoting and criticising Post-Fordist theorising and presents a thorough examination of the implications of applying Post-Fordism to contemporary restructuring of the British welfare state. The work will appeal to a wide-ranging readership providing the first social policy text on Post-Fordism. It will be key reading for undergraduates postgraduates and lecturers in social policy and administration sociology politics and public sector economics . Language: English