Ten Years of New Labour

ISBN-13: 9780230574427 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 247 str.

Matt Beech; Simon Lee

Opis

Drawing upon the expertise of a team of established researchers, Ten Years of New Labour provides a detailed and comprehensive evaluation of the ideas, institutions and policies that shaped the Blair Governments' decade in office. The reader is provided with a critical analysis of the key domestic policy choices, including New Labour's agenda and legacy for economic and social policy, constitutional reform, including the impact upon Westminster and the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Labour Party's relationship with the trades union. The impact of the Blair Governments' policy choices overseas are explored through evaluations of defence policy, Tony Blair's 'liberal interventionism' in international politics, and New Labour's relationship with the European Union.

Recenzje

'...all of the subjects are thoroughly covered and rigorously examined...' - Peter MacMahon, Tribune

'...the best study of our government so far...' - Austin Mitchell, House Magazine

'...this unfolding of the New Labour story provides a lucid hsitory of recent events.' - PublicService

'The Centre for British Politics at Hull has become one of the leading centres for the study of British politics.' - Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge, UK

Spis treści

Foreword; A.Giddens Introductory Preface; M.Beech New Labour and the Politics of Dominance; M.Beech The British Model of Political Economy; S.Lee New Labour and Public Expenditure; M.Mullard& R.Swaray New Labour and Social Policy; S.Driver New Labour and the Rise of the New Constitutionalism; M.Evans Tony Blair and the Office of Prime Minister; P.Norton A Rebellious Decade; P.Cowley& M.Stuart New Labour and the Unions: The Death of Tigmoo?; E.Shaw New Labour and the European Union; J.Buller Blair's Liberal Interventionism; R.Plant Blair's Record on Defence: A Strategic Analysis; D.Lonsdale Conclusion; S.Lee

O autorze

JIM BULLER Lecturer in Politics, University of York, UK PHILIP COWLEY STEPHEN DRIVER Principal Lecturer in Social Science, Roehampton University, UK MARK EVANS Professor of Politics, University of York, UK LORD GIDDENS Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, UK DAVID LONSDALE Lecturer in Strategic Studies, University of Hull, UK MAURICE MULLARD Reader in Social and Public Policy, University of Hull, UK LORD NORTON OF LOUTH LORD PLANT Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy, King's College, London, UK ERIC SHAW Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling, UK MARK STUART RAYMOND SWARAY