To what extent did the New Left and the New Right agree that the ‘welfare state’ had failed? What is welfare pluralism, and how accurately does it describe current social policy planning? What are...

To what extent did the New Left and the New Right agree that the ‘welfare state’ had failed? What is welfare pluralism, and how accurately does it describe current social policy planning? What are some of the main characteristics and preoccupations of social policy research? What criteria would you use to define ‘quality’ in social policy research?