Great Britain: Decline or Renewal?

ISBN-13: 9780367316044 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019

Donley T Studlar

Opis

This thoughtful introduction to British politics explores a country undergoing a painful transition as the twenty-first century approaches. Informed throughout by a comparative public policy perspective, this book surveys British policy, institutions, and behavior since World War II. Donley Studlar analyzes challenges facing contemporary Britain an

Spis treści

1 INTRODUCTION: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE, 2 BRITAIN IN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT, 3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, 4 POLITICAL FORCES: ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, 5 BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY: FROM GREAT POWER TO EUROPEAN PERIPHERY, 6 ECONOMIC POLICY: FROM INDUSTRIAL GIANT TO BRITALY, 7 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY: FROM LEADER TO LAGGARD, 8 SOCIAL REGULATORY POLICIES: FROM PUBLIC MORALITY TO SOCIAL PERMISSIVENESS, 9 CHANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL ADAPTATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

O autorze

Donley T Studlar is Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University. Since 1994, he has served as executive secretary of the British Politics Group.