This is a book review of Kelly Bogue's The divisive state of social policy. Divided into seven chapters and an appendix with participant information and demographics, the book weaves together several theoretical and empirical strands. Chapters 1 and 2 set the stage for the subsequent empirical chapters, describing the genesis of the Bedroom Tax and outlining the history of social housing in the UK, neatly guiding the reader to understand the politics inherent in social housing. While these chapters are the least fervent of the book, Bogue’s concise definitions and particularly her description of how the ‘age of austerity’ came to define current British politics, are exceptional.

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书评：凯利博格社会政策的分裂状态

这是凯利·博格 (Kelly Bogue) 的《社会政策的分裂状态》的书评。这本书分为七章和一个附录，其中包含参与者信息和人口统计数据，将几个理论和经验线索编织在一起。第 1 章和第 2 章为后续的实证章节奠定了基础，描述了卧室税的起源并概述了英国社会住房的历史，巧妙地引导读者理解社会住房的内在政治。虽然这些章节是本书中最不热情的章节，但博格的简明定义，特别是她对“紧缩时代”如何定义当前英国政治的描述，是非同寻常的。