Labour's Economic Ideology Since 1900

Developed Through Crises
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5292-0431-5
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 316 g

This book traces the economic ideology of the UK Labour Party from its origins to the current day. Through its analysis, the book emphasises key crises, including the 1926 General Strike, the 1931 Great Depression, the 1979 Winter of Discontent and the 2007/2008 economic crisis.

In analysing this history, the ideology of the Labour Party is examined through four core themes:

• the party’s definition of socialism;

• the role of the state in economic decision making;

• the party’s understanding of inequalities; and

• its relationship with the trade union movement.

The result is a systematic exploration of the drivers and key ideas behind the Labour Party’s economic ideology. In demonstrating how crises have affected the party’s economic policy, the book presents a historical analysis of the party’s evolution since its formation and offers insights into how future changes may occur.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirkland, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Sozialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Labour Party’s Economic Policy and Crises

Chapter 2: Taff Vale and the First World War

Chapter 3: Governing in Hard Times: The Second Labour Government and Need for a Coherent Economic Policy

Chapter 4: The Second World War, Reconstruction and Revisionism

Chapter 5: Testing the Labour–Unions Relationship

Chapter 6: The Advent of New Labour

Chapter 7: New Labour and the Global Financial Crisis

Chapter 8: Electoral Revision

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Kirkland, Christopher
Christopher Kirkland is Lecturer in Politics at York St. John University.

Christopher Kirkland is Lecturer in Politics at York St. John University.