Governing as New Labour : policy and politics under Blair / edited by Steve Ludlam and Martin J. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ludlam, Steve, 1951-

Smith, Martin J. (Martin John), 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labour Party (Great Britain).

Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

The follow-up volume to the same editors' "New Labour in Government" provides a systematic assessment of Blair's first term and the continuities and changes into his second. Bringing together specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities in a tightly-edited format, it places particular emphasis on the evolution of New Labour's political performance, policy and statecraft set in its historical, ideological and organizational context.

Contents:

Introduction : Second term New Labour / Steve Ludlam

Re-electing New Labour / Charles Pattie

New Labour's second term and European social democracy / Ben Clift

The control freaks? New Labour and the party / Eric Shaw

New Labour, 'vested interests' and the union link / Steve Ludlam

A Damascene conversion? New Labour and media relations / Bob Franklin

The 'hybrid state' : Labour's response to the challenge of governance / David Richards and Martin J. Smith

New Labour and the constitution / Matthew Flinders

Economic and welfare policy / Claire Annesley and Andrew Gamble

New Labour and the reform of public services / Rajiv Prabhakar

Three faces of New Labour : principle, pragmatism and populism in New Labour's Home Office / Nick Randall

Foreign and European policy / Jim Buller

Conclusion : Defining New Labour / Martin J. Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-251) and index.

ISBN:

1403906785

140390474X

OCLC:

52159943

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