Clear blue water? : the Conservative Party and the welfare state since 1940 /

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Robert M. Page takes an authoritative look at the policies and politics of Britain's Conservative Party to discover if it has developed a distinctive approach to the postwar welfare state. He begins with the progressive One Nation Conservatism wing of the party, exploring how it strove to embra...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Page, Robert M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Conservative Party (Great Britain)
1900-1999
Conservatism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Welfare state > Great Britain.
Conservatisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
État providence > Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Conservatism
Welfare state
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Conservativism, the 'modern' Conservative Party and the welfare state
  • 2. From war to peace: the Conservatives adn the welfare state in the 1940s
  • 3. Towards a One Nation Conservative welfare state? The Conservatives and the welfare state, 1950-64
  • 4. The Heath 'interregnum': modern technocratic Conservativism and the welfare state, 1965-74
  • 5. The Conservative (counter- ) revolution: neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 1974-97
  • 6. Progressive neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 2005-2015
  • Epilogue: The Conservative Party and the welfare state: clear blue water?

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