`has some very interesting and useful chapters which we shall all use in teaching′ - Journal of Social PolicySome reviews of the first edition:`the essays... provide fresh and interesting insights into the policy debate that has taken place since 1979...′ - Political Studies`the title of this edited volume is instantly attractive: `the state or the market′ conveys the essence of much of current debates amongst both intellectuals and party activists in British politics. It is likely therefore to attract a considerable audience, perhaps wider than would normally be anticipated for an Open University set book.... John Ditch′s account of the development of the deserving/undeserving poor distinction is impressive as is Alan Walker′s analysis of the social status of old age.... Sophie Watson′s analysis of the gender assumptions informing housing policies is particularly strong....The book finishes with an excellent account of local socialism by Geoff Green, a life history analysis of welfare dependency by Jeremy Seabrook with his characteristic depth and insight, and an overview of the status of social science analysis by Jennifer Platt.... The State or the Market is a well balanced book: essayists from the Right and the Left offer analyses from their different perspectives.′ - Sociology`provides a neat review of current debates′ - Critical Social Policy

• PART ONE: PRIVATE GRIEFS AND PUBLIC SORROWSSocial Problems - Tom Hulley and John ClarkeSocial Construction and Social CausationThe Undeserving Poor - John DitchUnemployed People, Then and NowThe Social Construction of Dependency in Old Age - Alan WalkerThe Future of Social Work - Joan CooperA Pragmatic ViewThe Future of Social Work - Patrick MinfordA View From the New RightHazardous Lives - Social Work in the 1980s - Ann DavisA View From the LeftChild Sexual Abuse - Mary Macleod and Esther SaragaChallenging the OrthodoxyPART TWO: PUBLIC POLICY AND THE FAMILYThe Unnatural Family - Felicity EdholmSecuring the Family? - Carol SmartRhetoric and Policy in the Field of Social SecurityFamily Matters and Public Policy - Malcolm WicksThe Asian Mother and Baby Campaign - Yvette RocheronThe Construction of Ethnic Minorities′ Health NeedsPART THREE: RESTRUCTURING THE WELFARE STATEThe Break-Up of Consensus - Nevil JohnsonCompetitive Politics in a Declining EconomyUnderstanding the Market - Norman BarryTowards the Remoralization of Society - Stephen DaviesThe Weakening of Social Democracy - Andrew GambleThe New Municipal Socialism - Geoff GreenLiving on Welfare - Jeremy SeabrookThe Welfare State as Part of a Racially Structured and Patriarchal Capitalism - Fiona WilliamsPART FOUR: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMSThe Contribution of Social Science - Jennifer Platt

`has some very interesting and useful chapters which we shall all use in teaching′ - Journal of Social PolicySome reviews of the first edition:`the essays... provide fresh and interesting insights into the policy debate that has taken place since 1979...′ - Political Studies`the title of this edited volume is instantly attractive: `the state or the market′ conveys the essence of much of current debates amongst both intellectuals and party activists in British politics. It is likely therefore to attract a considerable audience, perhaps wider than would normally be anticipated for an Open University set book.... John Ditch′s account of the development of the deserving/undeserving poor distinction is impressive as is Alan Walker′s analysis of the social status of old age.... Sophie Watson′s analysis of the gender assumptions informing housing policies is particularly strong....The book finishes with an excellent account of local socialism by Geoff Green, a life history analysis of welfare dependency by Jeremy Seabrook with his characteristic depth and insight, and an overview of the status of social science analysis by Jennifer Platt.... The State or the Market is a well balanced book: essayists from the Right and the Left offer analyses from their different perspectives.′ - Sociology`provides a neat review of current debates′ - Critical Social Policy

• PART ONE: PRIVATE GRIEFS AND PUBLIC SORROWSSocial Problems - Tom Hulley and John ClarkeSocial Construction and Social CausationThe Undeserving Poor - John DitchUnemployed People, Then and NowThe Social Construction of Dependency in Old Age - Alan WalkerThe Future of Social Work - Joan CooperA Pragmatic ViewThe Future of Social Work - Patrick MinfordA View From the New RightHazardous Lives - Social Work in the 1980s - Ann DavisA View From the LeftChild Sexual Abuse - Mary Macleod and Esther SaragaChallenging the OrthodoxyPART TWO: PUBLIC POLICY AND THE FAMILYThe Unnatural Family - Felicity EdholmSecuring the Family? - Carol SmartRhetoric and Policy in the Field of Social SecurityFamily Matters and Public Policy - Malcolm WicksThe Asian Mother and Baby Campaign - Yvette RocheronThe Construction of Ethnic Minorities′ Health NeedsPART THREE: RESTRUCTURING THE WELFARE STATEThe Break-Up of Consensus - Nevil JohnsonCompetitive Politics in a Declining EconomyUnderstanding the Market - Norman BarryTowards the Remoralization of Society - Stephen DaviesThe Weakening of Social Democracy - Andrew GambleThe New Municipal Socialism - Geoff GreenLiving on Welfare - Jeremy SeabrookThe Welfare State as Part of a Racially Structured and Patriarchal Capitalism - Fiona WilliamsPART FOUR: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMSThe Contribution of Social Science - Jennifer Platt