Egalitarian thought and labour politics : retreating visions / Nicholas Ellison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellison, Nicholas, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labour Party (Great Britain).

Equality--Great Britain.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge LSE, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nick Ellison argues that the concept of equity is the cornerstone of the British socialist tradition, examining the alternative understandings that have divided the Labour party since 1930 and considering contemporary attitudes.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Three visions: Labour and equality in the 1930's; War, post-war and technocratic socialism; The Left after Bevanism; Keynesian socialism in the 1950's; Rethinking qualitative socialism?; Interregnum; Seeking alternatives: technocrats and equality in the 1970's; Failing to seek alternatives: qualitative socialists and Keynesians in the 1970's; Beyond the three visions?; Epilogue; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-300) and index.

Contains:

Egalitarian thought and labor politics.

ISBN:

1-134-91367-2

1-134-91368-0

1-280-32293-4

0-203-41565-5

0-203-31307-0

9780203415658

OCLC:

646720098