Catherine Jones is Reader in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. Among her publications is Patterns of Social Policy: an Introduction to Comparative Analysis, published by Routledge.

• Editorial introduction Part I On the state of the art 1 O’Goffe’s tale 2 Social policy in the postmodern world Part II Issues from Britain 3 Developments in social security policy 4 Encouraging home ownership 5 Privatism and partnership in urban policy 6 Returner and retainer policies for women Part III Prospects for Europe 7 Towards a European welfare state? 8 The end of the middle way? 9 Developments in East European social policy 10 The Pacific challenge Part IV On the state of the argument 11 Bringing freedom back in

Catherine Jones is Reader in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. Among her publications is Patterns of Social Policy: an Introduction to Comparative Analysis, published by Routledge.

• Editorial introduction Part I On the state of the art 1 O’Goffe’s tale 2 Social policy in the postmodern world Part II Issues from Britain 3 Developments in social security policy 4 Encouraging home ownership 5 Privatism and partnership in urban policy 6 Returner and retainer policies for women Part III Prospects for Europe 7 Towards a European welfare state? 8 The end of the middle way? 9 Developments in East European social policy 10 The Pacific challenge Part IV On the state of the argument 11 Bringing freedom back in

Catherine Jones is Reader in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. Among her publications is Patterns of Social Policy: an Introduction to Comparative Analysis, published by Routledge.

• Editorial introduction Part I On the state of the art 1 O’Goffe’s tale 2 Social policy in the postmodern world Part II Issues from Britain 3 Developments in social security policy 4 Encouraging home ownership 5 Privatism and partnership in urban policy 6 Returner and retainer policies for women Part III Prospects for Europe 7 Towards a European welfare state? 8 The end of the middle way? 9 Developments in East European social policy 10 The Pacific challenge Part IV On the state of the argument 11 Bringing freedom back in