1. Post-War Welfare Settlements of the 1980s and 90s
Both the post-war economic and political settlements resulted in a general consensus that the state should intervene to regulate the economy and deliver welfare services and benefits. ... The combination of the economic and political settlements resulted in the social democratic political consensus and this shaped the nature of the post-war settlements. ... The post-war welfare settlements were reconstructed throughout the 1980s and 1990s as a result of the erosion of the social democratic consensus and the seizure of power by the New Right launched by the Conservatives, under Mrs Thatcher. ...
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