This book provides a green critique of the post-war history of the British welfare state, concentrating on the years from 1945 to 2010. In illuminating the principles, theoretical methods and analytical criteria which underpin that green critique, the book offers an alternative account of state-society relations. The evolution of social policies is central to the book's narrative and as such, it provides a solid grounding for debates relating to the greening of social policy internationally.

Introduction

1. Made of Coal and Surrounded by Fish: 1945-51
2. A Final Farewell: 1951-55
3. An Impenetrable Fog: 1952-64
4. Upheavals: 1964-70
5. Crises of Power: 1970-74
6. The Party is Over: 1974-79
7. The Soul of a Marketplace: 1979-87
8. Venus in Capitalist Furs: 1987-90
9. The Long Shadows: 1990-97
10. New Dawn, New Politics, New Britain: 1997-2001
11. Fixing the Planet: 1997-2005
12. Crashing and Burning: 2005-10

Conclusion

Tony Fitzpatrick is a Reader at the University of Nottingham, UK.