New Labour - Rilegato

Driver, Stephen; Martell, Luke

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0745633307 ISBN 13: 9780745633305

Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 2006

Riassunto

In May 2005 the Labour Party led by Tony Blair won an unprecedented third term in power. After eight years in government its achievements were many. But there was controversy too, not least the decision to support the United States in the invasion of Iraq. The Blair government promised to be different both at home and abroad. New Labour would move social democratic politics on in the face of a rapidly changing world. It would also take British politics and policy-making beyond Thatcherism. But how successful has it been?

In this second edition of the widely praised New Labour: Politics after Thatcherism, Stephen Driver and Luke Martell explore the origins of New Labour and examine in detail the Labour government's record in power. They argue that this record bears the imprint of the reforms to the British state and society made under successive Conservative administrations. At the same time, New Labour has taken British politics and public policy in directions that reflect the party's progressive, liberal and social democratic past. New Labour is post-Thatcherite.

The completely revised second edition of New Labour contains:

- An accessible and comprehensive account of New Labour politics
- Up-to-date policy chapters on economic, social and constitutional affairs
- A new chapter on European and foreign policies
- An original and critical interpretation of New Labour and the future of social democratic politics in Britain, Europe and other parts of the world

The second edition of New Labour will be an invaluable resource for students of politics, sociology and other social sciences, those involved in public policy and public affairs and anyone looking for an accessible guide to New Labour and the Blair government.

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Recensione

"Balanced, authoritative and judicious. Tapping a wide range ofsources, it makes a very substantial contribution to ourunderstanding of New Labour ... An excellent student text."
Parliamentary Affairs

"A well–written, detailed and informative read."
Sociology

"In the last twelve years New Labour has reshaped Britishpolitics. Stephen Driver and Luke Martell are essential reading onthis political transformation and have pioneered an influentialinterpretation of its significance. In this updated version oftheir key text they provide a balanced, authoritative and above allreadable account of the origins of the New Labour project and itsrecord in office."
Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield

"Yet again, Stephen Driver and Luke Martell have provided animportant contribution to ongoing debates about character of theBlair administration. As well as covering New Labour′s domesticagenda, this volume is significant in addressing the internationaland European dimensions that have become so central in recentyears. Packed with information and drawing on a wide range ofsources, New Labour is set to become an essential text forour understanding of British politics."
Mark Wickham–Jones, University of Bristol

L'autore

Stephen Driver is Principal Lecturer in Social Sciences at Roehampton University.

Luke Martell is Reader in Sociology at the University of Sussex.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Polity Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0745633307
• ISBN 13: 9780745633305
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 242