Clear Blue Water?: The Conservative Party and the Welfare State Since 1940

ISBN-13: 9781847429865 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 212 str.

Robert M. Page

Opis

In Clear Blue Water?, Robert M. Page takes an authoritative look at the policies and politics of Britain s Conservative Party to discover if it has developed a distinctive approach to the postwar welfare state. He begins with the progressive One Nation Conservatism wing of the party, exploring how it strove to embrace the features of the welfare state that were compatible with its underlying philosophy. Page then turns to the neoliberal conservatives, who sought to undo the welfare state, before placing the spotlight on the strategy behind David Cameron s progressive neoliberal conservative version. Weaving a broad historical thread throughout, this timely, accessible book will be a valuable resource for students in social policy, politics, and social history."

Spis treści

Conservativism, the 'modern' Conservative Party and the welfare state From war to peace: the Conservatives adn the welfare state in the 1940s Towards a One Nation Conservative welfare state? The Conservatives and the welfare state, 1950-64 The Heath 'interregnum': modern technocratic Conservativism and the welfare state, 1965-74 The Conservative (counter-) revolution: neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 1974-97 Progressive neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 2005 - 2015 Epilogue: The Conservative Party and the welfare state: clear blue water?