Crosland S Future

Author : D. Reisman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996-10-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230376687

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Crosland's Future by D. Reisman Pdf

Anthony Crosland, a member of Harold Wilson's cabinet and the author of The Future of Socialism, was immensely influential in seeking to modernise the ideology of the Labour Party, to put opportunity and empowerment, the fairness of life chances and the sharing of social experiences at its centre in place of nationalisation. The party's belated redefinition guarantees a prominent role in its intellectual history to the revisionists' champion. Though Crosland wrote when economic growth could be taken for granted as the basis for social reform, his emphasis on fairness and community, on education and opportunity, continues to illuminate political debate in harder times.

Author : David A. Reisman
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Economics
ISBN : 0312160895

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Crosland's Future by David A. Reisman Pdf

Anthony Crosland was a politician and a theorist. In his speeches, his articles, his books - in his classic work The Future of Socialism most of all - he made himself the ideologue of a new revisionism that took equality and welfare, not property and planning, to be the high priorities in the socialism of affluence. Crosland's Future: Opportunity and Outcome is about the equalisation of life-chances through reforms in key areas like education and housing. It is also about the equalisation of the nation's prizes by means of fiscal policy reinforced by cultural and economic advance. The book concludes that Crosland, a social democrat and not a Marxist, was a perceptive pragmatist whose theories raise issues that remain central to the debate about individual freedom and social policy.

Author : Anthony Crosland
Publisher : Constable
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472112194

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The Future of Socialism by Anthony Crosland Pdf

The 50th anniversary edition of the book that changed English Politics. With an Introduction by Gordon Brown. It is impossible to think of the intellectual landscape of Britain today without recognising the power of Crosland's The Future of Socialism in all aspects of the political debate. Still relevant 50 years after it was first published, Crosland's masterwork was a radical reworking of the role of the post-war Labour Party. This book sets out the philosophy for the New Labour project and also contains the key for reviving the fortunes of the Party of the future. Also included is a piece by Dick Leonard, Crosland's Personal Private Secretary and who knew the radical philosopher well, and an afterword from Susan Crosland.

Author : Jeremy Nuttall
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 1847792278

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Psychological Socialism by Jeremy Nuttall Pdf

To Labour's first Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald, socialism meant not only 'satisfactory figures of death rates and .improved houses' but also the 'mental cleanliness, the moral robustness of our people.' This book explores the neglected theme of individual character and 'mental qualities' in British social democratic thought and Labour Party history. How important was it for the centre-left that citizens be 'good people'? What was the relationship between socialism and psychology in the 1930s? Did Labour's technocratic, statist socialism of the 1950s and 1960s downgrade moral and mental progress? Why was the party often more concerned to produce a 'rationally planned' economy that rational, independent-minded citizens? Does New Labour represent a sidelining of ethical socialism or a re-birth of the pre-war left's belief in improvement through education and self-control.

Author : Patrick Diamond
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447324737

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The Crosland Legacy by Patrick Diamond Pdf

In Crosland's Legacy, noted political writer Patrick Diamond explores the contemporary impact of Anthony Crosland's writings on the British Labour Party, in particular through his work The Future of Socialism, published nearly sixty years ago. Despite widespread questioning of many of Crosland's assumptions alongside obvious and important changes in British society and the economy since The Future of Socialism was published, Diamond argues that Crosland continues to serve as a key intellectual reference point for today's Labour Party. In making the claim that "socialism is about equality," Crosland set the context for debates that bridge Gaitskell's Labour Party in the 1950s and the development into New Labour headed by Blair, Brown, and Miliband. This book will examine Crosland's intellectual legacy as manifested in the debates of today's Labour Party.

Author : Tudor Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134801329

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Remaking the Labour Party by Tudor Jones Pdf

Remaking the Labour Party examines the development of revisionist thought in the Labour Party from the 1950s up to Tony Blair's successful attempt to rewrite Clause Four in April 1995. The main focus is upon the most distinctive and controversial aspect of Labour revisionism - its attitude toward public ownership and socialism, private ownership and the mixed economy. Remaking the Labour Party comprises a detailed study of a process of ideological conflict which began with the Labour Party's debate in the 1950s over the link between public ownership and socialism. The deepening confrontation that arose from the revisionist thinking of Crosland and Gaitskell is explored in the Clause Four controversy of 1959-60 and in the uneasy compromise forged in its aftermath. The period of ideological truce under Harold Wilson's leadership is examined, together with the bitter conflict that later resurfaced in the party during the 1970s and early 80s. Finally, the study focuses on the second stage of Labour's policy and ideological rethinking which developed after 1983 under the leadership first of Neil Kinnock and then of Tony Blair. Drwing on the author's own interviews with some of the leading protagonists of the debate, as well as upon a wide range of primary and secondary sources, Remaking the Labour Party will be of value to students of modern British politics and political thought, it will also be of interest to observers and members of the Labour Party.

Author : Harry Judge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317997290

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The University and Public Education by Harry Judge Pdf

This book examines an important aspect of the relationship between higher education and the public - especially secondary - system of schooling in Britain. Higher education has influenced secondary schools in a number of ways, and not least in the development of school examinations. The contributors to this book – each of them experts in their fields analyse the contributions made by some university luminaries, most of them still household names. These personalities have contributed in a variety of ways such as: becoming Ministers of Education contributing powerfully to successive reform movements using their status as members of that mysterious class called 'the great and the good' to mould public policy and to chair prestigious commissions choosing to centre their own research and scholarship on matters related to schooling. Using Oxford University as its chosen case study, this book places these studies in the wider context of the role of Oxford in public and political life, and in an international context. It examines critically the overall contribution of one university to the formulation of national policies, questions the extent to which that contribution has been unique and beneficent, and offers explanations of the contemporary decline in that influence. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Oxford Review of Education.

Author : Philip Bounds,David Berry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317171829

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British Marxism and Cultural Studies by Philip Bounds,David Berry Pdf

A comprehensive exploration of the profound influence of Marxist ideas on the development of Cultural Studies in Britain, this volume covers a century of Marxist writing, balancing synoptic accounts of the various schools of Marxist thought with detailed analyses of the most important writers. Arguing that a recognisably Marxist tradition of cultural analysis began in the last two decades of the nineteenth century and continues unbroken to the present day, British Marxism and Cultural Studies traces the links between contemporary developments in the field and the extended tradition of which they form a part. With discussion of figures such as Jack Lindsay, C.L.R. James, Julian Stallabrass and Mike Wayne, as well as the cultural thinking of the New Left, Gramscian, Althusserian and Political Economy schools, this book shows that the history of British cultural Marxism is broader and richer than many people realise. As such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of sociology, cultural studies, intellectual history and the history of the Left.

Author : United States Commission on Civil Rights
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043629166

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Immigration Policy and Procedure by United States Commission on Civil Rights Pdf

Author : David Marsland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000639766

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Education and Youth by David Marsland Pdf

First published in 1987, this book examines the nature of the problems involved with the treatment of youth. It explores the psychology of adolescence and its bearing on schooling; the effects of peer groups and youth culture; the implications for curriculum and method; the need to get relevance and excitement into schools; the importance of you

Author : Ben Jackson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0719073065

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Equality and the British Left by Ben Jackson Pdf

The demand for equality has been at the heart of the politics of the Left in the twentieth century, but what did theorists and politicians on the British Left mean when they said they were committed to 'equality'? How did they argue for a more egalitarian society? Which policies did they think could best advance their egalitarian ideals? Equality and the British Left provides the first comprehensive answers to these questions. It charts debates about equality from the progressive liberalism and socialism of the early twentieth century to the arrival of the New Left and revisionist social democracy in the 1950s. Along the way, it examines and reassesses the egalitarian political thought of many significant figures in the history of the British Left, including L. T. Hobhouse, R. H. Tawney and Anthony Crosland. This book demonstrates that the British Left has historically been distinguished from its ideological competitors on the Centre and the Right by a commitment to a demanding form of economic egalitarianism. It shows that this egalitarianism has come to be neglected or caricatured by politicians and scholars alike, and is more surprising and sophisticated than is often imagined. Equality and the British Left offers a compelling new perspective on British political thought that will appeal to scholars and students of British history and political theory, and to anyone interested in contemporary debates about progressive politics.

Author : Raymond Plant,Matt Beech,Kevin Hickson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0415312833

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The Struggle for Labour's Soul by Raymond Plant,Matt Beech,Kevin Hickson Pdf

Contributors, ranging from Chancellor Gordon Brown to the Guardian newspaper's Polly Toybee, discuss the Labour Party's political philosophy and address key topics like globalization, constitutional reform, equality and the 'third way'.

Author : Kevin Hickson,Matt Beech
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857714183

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Labour's Thinkers by Kevin Hickson,Matt Beech Pdf

"Labour's Thinkers" seeks to examine the key ideas emphasised by the twelve individuals whom the authors judge to have made the most significant development to the political thought of the Labour Party since the 1930s. Hickson and Beech argue the Labour Party is a party of values but often not of ideas. The number of people involved in the serious discussion of ideas in the Labour Party is relatively small and intellectuals are often viewed with suspicion in what is, or was, a party set up to represent the interests of the working classes. The formulation and development of ideas are therefore crucial to understanding the outcomes of the Labour Party's internal struggles and the basis of the party's appeal. "Labour's Thinkers" highlights influential and, at times, controversial figures involved in the battle of socialist ideas in the Labour Party thus exploring concepts, such as equality, liberty, community, power, the state, ownership and patriotism.

Author : Nathan Yeowell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755640188

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Rethinking Labour's Past by Nathan Yeowell Pdf

The Labour Party after Jeremy Corbyn is charting a new direction. Here, Nathan Yeowell has brought together a remarkable array of contributors to provide expert insight into twentieth-century British history and Labour politics – and how they might shape thinking about Labour's future. Reframing the span of Labour history and its effects on contemporary British politics, the book provides fresh thinking and analysis of various traditions, themes and individuals. These include the shifting significance of 1945, the need for more grounded interpretations of Tony Blair's legacy, and the enduring importance of place, identity and aspiration to the evolution of the party. Contributions from leading historians such as Patrick Diamond, Steven Fielding, Ben Jackson, Glen O' Hara and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite are supplemented by those with experience of Labour electoral politics, such as Rachel Reeves and Nick Thomas-Symonds. The result is an intellectually rich and politically relevant roadmap for Labour's future.

Author : Michael Moran
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137365989

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Politics and Governance in the UK by Michael Moran Pdf

The third edition of this comprehensive and innovative textbook provides an invaluable narrative and insight into the ever-changing landscape of British politics. Updated to cover the 2015 General Election, the Scottish independence referendum and changing relations with the European Union, this extensively revised new edition sets out to provide students with a clear understanding of the core features of British politics and contemporary governance, as well as an examination of the way in which the governing process is becoming increasingly 'multi-level' and 'multi-agency'. Written in a concise and accessible style by one of the leading authors in the field, this engaging text provides an illuminating framework that draws on the range of analytical issues and theoretical debates in the study of British politics. Through Moran's unrivalled account of the way Britain is governed, it is clear to see why this text continues to be essential reading for undergraduate students of British politics. New to this Edition: - Continued discussion on the influence of EU membership on British politics A distinct emphasis on the rising importance of management in the system of government - New 2017 update covers both the 2016 EU Referendum and the 2017 General Election, as well as their repercussions for British politics.