{"product_id":"blairs-britain-hardback-9780745624587","title":"Blair's Britain (Hardback) 9780745624587","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlair's Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Driver (Author), Luke Martell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745624587, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.494 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The study - thoughtful, challenging and always illuminating - is a significant contribution to our understanding of 'New Labour'.\" \u003ci\u003eParliamentary Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Wide-ranging and deeply probing, Blair’s Britain is an indispensable guide to post-Thatcherite politics. Driver and Martell provide a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the forces that have shaped the Blairite attempt to rethink social democracy. The result is a book that should be read not only by students of British government but by historians, political theorists and anyone interested in the future of politics.\" \u003ci\u003eProfessor John Gray, Department of Government, London School of Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...this is a timely, inquisitive and informative assesment of British politics and policy post Thatcher. It is an easy to read, up to date resource for scholars and students alike. Not only British politics watchers, but those who are interested in wider debates regarding the theories and practices of social democracy, as well as new public policy challenges should be sure to read \u003ci\u003e'Blairs Britain'.\"Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Canadian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this important new book, Stephen Driver and Luke Martell examine how the Blair government is re-shaping Britain, Britain's place in Europe and British social democracy. This timely study of Labour's first term in power for two decades challenges the view that New Labour has thrown in the towel to Thatcherite neo-liberalism. Driver and Martell argue that Tony Blair's government has in fact taken politics and policy-making beyond Thatcherism. But they also cast doubt on some of the social democratic claims of Labour modernizers. While Labour's stunning election victories in 1997 and 2001 have given the Blair government an unprecedented opportunity to shape the political and policy landscape in Labour's image, Blair's Britain continues to bear the imprint of eighteen years of radical Conservative government. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlair's Britain\u003c\/i\u003e explores the central policy dilemmas faced by the Labour Party in government in its second term and beyond: the balance between social justice and economic efficiency; strong government and pluralist politics; and work and home life. The authors explore how social democrats and progressive politicians across Europe in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean, as well as the United States, have responded to the challenges of globalization and social change – and examine the comparative politics of social democracy across Europe and the rest of the world today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is the most comprehensive survey of New Labour yet to appear, and will be read by students of politics and sociology as well as being accessible to the general reader.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003ePart I After Thatcherism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Labour in Power 1997-2001.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Rethinking Social Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 New Labour’s third way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The third way beyond Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 New Labour, third ways and globalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three New Labour, New Britiain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Blair and Britishness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The New United Kingdom: Reshaping the constitutution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ending Welfare as we know it??.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 New Labour, work and the family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: After Thatcherism: Blairism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406563143960,"sku":"9780745624587","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745624587.jpg?v=1784140121","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/blairs-britain-hardback-9780745624587","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}