Andrew Chadwick

Broschiertes Buch

The New Labour Reader

Beschreibung

The New Labour Reader draws together in one accessible volume a setof authoritative interpretations and accounts of New Labour ingovernment, including key commentaries on the contemporary LabourParty and the Blair government.

Using a variety of primary and secondary sources, the book maps outand explains New Labour s political trajectory, the policy agendait has pursued and the process by which it governs. It usesexcerpts from the best and most interesting material, including thewritings and speeches of the Labour government s most influentialfigures. There are chapters on the New Labour debate, economicpolicy, the public services, constitutional reform, European policyand Labour s Whitehall style, as well as a critical introduction bythe editors.

This Reader will provide an initial point of access to the variedliterature on this subject and prove an essential reference forunderstanding the wide-ranging implications of the New Labour project . Since British politics is a core option on allundergraduate politics courses, it will be a vital resource for allwho study the subject.

Visit www.polity.co.uk/newlabour for articles and updates whichsupport the book.

Autor

Andrew Chadwick is a Lecturer in Political Science at Royal Holloway, University of London. His previous publications include Augmenting Democracy: Political Movements and Constitutional Reform During The Rise of Labour, and he has published a number of articles in several scholarly journals Richard Heffernan is a Lecturer in Government and Politics at The Open University. His publications include New Labour and Thatcherism: Political Change in Britain, The Labour Party: A Centenary History (edited with Brian Brivati), and Defeat From the Jaws of Victory: Inside Kinnock's Labour Party (with Mike Marqusee).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 169mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 664g
• ISBN-13: 9780745629445
• ISBN-10: 074562944X
• Artikelnr.: 13710165

Rezensionen

'There is a rapidly swelling literature on New Labour, sothis handy compilation of key contributions is extremely welcome.It affords valuable insights into the nature of the current debate- a must for all students of the contemporary Labourparty.' - Eric Shaw, University ofStirling

'New Labour has many roots and has had many attemptedrationalizations since 1994. For the first time, the debate aboutwhat New Labour means has been brought under the same covers in acomprehensive collection of both explanations and analyses -showing not only its diversity, but also a largely unappreciatedconsistency in its central strategy.' - Peter Riddell, The Times