Clear blue water? : the Conservative Party and the welfare state since 1940 / Robert M. Page.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Page, Robert M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservative Party (Great Britain)--History.

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

Welfare state--Great Britain--History.

Welfare state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : The Policy Press, 2015.

Summary:

Written for a broad readership, the book takes an authoritative look at Conservative party policy and practice in the modern era. Its time-defined content and broad historical thread make it a valuable resource for academics and students in social policy and politics as well as social history.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

About the author

Acknowledgements

Preface

Conservatism, the ‘modern’ Conservative Party and the welfare state

From war to peace: the Conservatives and the welfare state in the 1940s

Towards a One Nation Conservative welfare state? The Conservatives and the welfare state, 1950-64

The Heath ‘interregnum’: modern technocratic Conservatism and the welfare state, 1965-74

The Conservative (counter-) revolution: neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 1974-97

Progressive neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 2005-15

The Conservative Party and the welfare state: clear blue water?

Postscript

Selected ministerial posts in Conservative or Conservative-led governments, 1940-2015

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Mar 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447334545

144733454X

9781447304111

144730411X

OCLC:

912498446