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Not so New Labour : A sociological critique of New Labour's policy and practice /

New Labour has concentrated many of its social policy initiatives in reinvigorating the family, community and work in the paid labour market. But just how 'new' are the ideas driving New Labour's policy and practice?In this book, Simon Prideaux shows how New Labour has drawn on the id...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Prideaux, Simon (Auteur, Verfasser)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bristol Policy Press 2005
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:New Labour has concentrated many of its social policy initiatives in reinvigorating the family, community and work in the paid labour market. But just how 'new' are the ideas driving New Labour's policy and practice?In this book, Simon Prideaux shows how New Labour has drawn on the ideas and premises of functionalism, which dominated British and American sociological thought during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-163) and index
Description matérielle:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9781847421234