The evolution of choice policies in UK housing, education and health policy

Greener, I.; Powell, M.

doi:10.1017/s0047279408002559

The evolution of choice policies in UK housing, education and health policy

Greener, I.; Powell, M.

Authors

I. Greener

M. Powell

Abstract

Scholarship in social policy in recent years has examined how policy positions users in a range of roles, particularly most recently in terms of their roles as ‘choosers’ through the increased use of markets in welfare. This article considers how choice policies have positioned users since the creation of the modern welfare state, presenting a history of choice policies, but also a comparative examination of how they have differed in the UK between housing, education and healthcare. It concludes by suggesting that although approaches to choice vary considerably between the three public services examined, policy-makers often appear unaware of these differences, leading to mistaken assumptions that policies can be transferred or transplanted unproblematically.

Citation

Greener, I., & Powell, M. (2009). The evolution of choice policies in UK housing, education and health policy. Journal of Social Policy, 38(1), 63-82. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279408002559

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date	Mar 19, 2010
Publicly Available Date	Mar 24, 2010
Journal	Journal of Social Policy
Print ISSN	0047-2794
Electronic ISSN	1469-7823
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	38
Issue	1
Pages	63-82
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279408002559

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