New Labour, equity and public services: a Rawlsian perspective

J. Keen; C. Deeming; J. Moore; H. Weatherly

New Labour, equity and public services: a Rawlsian perspective

J. Keen, C. Deeming, J. Moore, H. Weatherly

Centre for Health Economics

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Abstract

The UK government has repeatedly stressed its commitment to equity in public services. It is difficult to test this commitment in many policy arenas, but it can be achieved more readily in services where a balance has to be struck between state and individual financing and provision. This article uses the example of long-term care for older people to illustrate the arguments. A modified form of Rawls' Difference Principle is employed to characterise the positions of the government and its critics in long-term care and in other policies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	197-214
Number of pages	18
Journal	Policy and Politics
Volume	35
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Apr 2007

Keywords

HEALTH

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