Clear Blue Water?: The Conservative Party and the Welfare State since 1940
Author:   Robert M. Page (Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Birmingham)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
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9781847429865


Pages:   212
Publication Date:   15 July 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Has the modern Conservative Party developed a distinctive approach to the post-war welfare state? In exploring this question, this accessible book takes an authoritative look at Conservative Party policy and practice in the modern era. The book's 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.

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Author:   Robert M. Page (Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Birmingham)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781847429865


ISBN 10:   1847429866
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   15 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Conservativism, the 'modern' Conservative Party and the welfare state From war to peace: the Conservatives adn 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 Conservativism 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 - 2015 Epilogue: The Conservative Party and the welfare state: clear blue water?

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A comprehensive, informative and accessible account of the Conservative Party's relationship with the welfare state in the period from Churchill to Cameron. Hugh Bochel, University of Lincoln; A thorough and detailed survey that will be of considerable benefit to anyone trying to understand the background to the present government's social policy agenda. Citizen's Income A useful and welcome addition to the literature on welfare and on party politics in the UK Twentieth Century British History


A comprehensive, informative and accessible account of the Conservative Party's relationship with the welfare state in the period from Churchill to Cameron. Hugh Bochel, University of Lincoln


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Robert M Page is Reader in Democratic Socialism and Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. He has written extensively on the post-war British welfare state.

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