Economic Strategy and the Labour Party

Politics and policy-making, 1970–83

M. Wickham-Jones

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
26 November 1996

Politics & government; Political science & theory; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; Political manifestos; Economic theory & philosophy

'Any reader wanting to understand the background to Tony Blair's New Labour project should read this book - the most thoroughly researched, comprehensive and authoritative study of policy and policy-making in Labour's crisis years when the party's governing and vote-winning capabilities were seriously undermined.' Professor Patrick Seyd, University of Sheffield 'An excellent book - well written, well researched and a very good read...of great interest to students of both modern British and comparative politics.' - Professor Sven Steinmo, University of Colorado Economic Strategy and the Labour Party examines the nature and development of the Labour party's economic policy between 1970 and 1983. Drawing on extensive archival research, Mark Wickham-Jones analyses the radical nature of the new proposals adopted by the party in 1973 and charts the opposition of Labour's leadership to them. The resulting disunity was the central cause of leftwingers' demands to reform Labour's constitutional structure and of the party's election defeat in 1983. Mark Wickham-Jones assesses the nature of Labour's social democratic objectives and the organisational structure of the party. In the Epilogue he provides a detailed account of the internal reforms under Neil Kinnock's leadership of the party which have helped to secure the foundations of Labour's electoral recovery since 1983.

By: M. Wickham-Jones
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9780333693728
ISBN 10: 0333693728
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 26 November 1996
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Tables and Figures - Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - Introduction: Economic Strategy and the Labour Party - The Nature of Social Democracy and the Labour Party - The Revisionist Ascendancy - Labour's Alternative Economic Strategy - The Policy Debate within Labour - The Adoption of the Alternative Economic Strategy - Labour in Office, 1974-79 - Politics and Policy-Making in the Labour Party after 1979 - Conclusions - Epilogue: The Development of Labour's Economic Strategy since 1983 - References - Index

MARK WICKHAM-JONES