The Labour Party and Taxation: Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain

ISBN-13: 9780521571609 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 308 str.

Richard Whiting (University of Leeds)

Opis

This is a political history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979; an epilogue brings the story up to the present, surveying New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. Richard Whiting's lucid and readable study examines how Labour used taxation to further its political aims: to fund welfare, manage the economy, promote fairness and achieve greater equality. This study sheds new light on Labour's history, and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain more generally.

Recenzje

'The book is excellent in unravelling the diverse forces that have acted upon Labour's tax policies … this is an excellent, path-breaking work.' Economic History Review

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction: taxation and political debate; 1. Struggles within a liberal inheritance, 1906–40; 2. The changing balance of tax interests, 1940–54; 3. The Kaldor era, 1951–65; 4. Social democracy examined, 1965–70; 5. Defensive positions 1970–9; 6. Epilogue: New Labour, old problems?; 7. Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.