DEMOS

• Public, private or community What next for the NHS? Argues for retaining the purchaser/ provider split, basing NHS markets on contestability instead of competition, exploring the use of non-profit and voluntary organisations as providers of NHS services, and developing more transparent and accountable ways to make rationing decisions. Chris Ham January 1996
• After social democracy Politics, capitalism and the common life In place of the mistaken social democratic belief that there is a single goal of social justice or equality, Gray argues that there are distinct principles of fairness appropriate to different circumstances. John Gray January 1996
• Parental leave The price of family values? This study contains a detailed analysis of why parental leave is becoming a key policy issue, assessing what lessons can be learned from other countries. It also sets out the main principles and funding options for the UK. Helen Wilkinson Ivan Briscoe January 1996
• On the cards Privacy, identity and trust in the age of smart technologies The authors argue for a combination of regulation, legal rights and market mechanisms to protect the the individual’s interests. Ivan Briscoe Perri 6 January 1996
• Revolutionising share ownership The stakeowner economy Jeffrey Gates makes the case for expanding share ownership in many different forms, going beyond existing ideas about stakeholding to set out practical means for achieving individual economic self-sufficiency and a more sustainable form of stakeowner capitalism. Jeffrey Gates January 1996
• The Self-policing society Sets out a number of ways in which society could better deal with crime, including repopulating public spaces and bringing back the police box. Charles Leadbeater January 1996
• How are charities accountable? A study of the approaches to governance and accountability developed by twelve major charities in Britain This report contains the most detailed survey yet on how charities are accountable to their various stakeholders and to the causes they serve. John Plummer January 1996
• Missionary government This issue of the Demos quarterly sets out the coming challenges for governments all over the world, focusing in particular on the tools they are using to change cultures. Ben Jupp Ivan Briscoe January 1995
• Age of Asia, The Learning from the sunrise societies This issue provides a sophisticated analysis of the ‘age of Asia’ and of its implications. Bhikhu Parekh Brian Caplen January 1995
• Time squeeze, The This issue provides the most comprehensive analysis of the economics and politics of time in the 1990s, as well as imaginative policy proposals for achieving a better balance between work and life. Geoff Mulgan Helen Wilkinson January 1995

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