Governance, Financing and Employment in Social Services in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom represents a liberal welfare state (Esping-Andersen 1990) characterised by predominantly targeted state support in welfare services which are strongly marketised. New Public Management methods are applied in the governance of public services. Public-private mix in service delivery is typical, mixing public-private resources and formal and informal services (Dingeldey 2009).

Change in the financing of the UK welfare state