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Apologies for cross-posting *************************** The new issue of Policy & Politics is now available (Volume 35, No. 4). Policy & Politics is a leading journal in the field of public policy with a reputation for publishing peer-reviewed papers of the highest quality. We are now taking subscriptions for 2008, so sign up today! More information, including how to sign up for a free trial, can be found at: https://www.policypress.org.uk/journals/policy_politics/ You can also download the latest Policy & Politics flyer at: https://www.policypress.org.uk/images/upload/posters/policy_&_politics_flyer_2008_0_183.pdf In this issue: The ethics of welfare-to-work Hartley Dean Questioning path dependence theory: the case of the British NHS Fiona Ross Looking for anti-social behaviour Andrew Millie Scything the grass: agenda-setting consequences of appointing public inquiries in the UK. A longitudinal analysis Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan Administering economic reform: New Labour and the governance of social security Jay Wiggan Navigating the contradictions of public service modernisation: the case of community engagement professionals Marjorie Mayo, Paul Hoggett, Chris Miller Managing contracts under the UK's Private Finance Initiative: evidence from the National Health Service Chris Lonsdale, Glyn Watson Institutional change, innovation and regulation failure: evidence from the Spanish drug market Joan Costa-Font, and Jaume Puig-Junoy Public spending levels for social care of older people: why we must call in the debt Bleddyn Davies