{"product_id":"reassessing-new-labour-9781444351347","title":"Reassessing New Labour","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative evaluation of the long-term legacy of New Labour.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book-length retrospective assessment of New Labour in government which ranges across academic commentary and political debate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures brand-new essays from political figures associated with the Labour party, senior commentators and leading academics, all reflecting upon key policy areas and themes in relation to the New Labour administrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a Foreword from Baron Neil Kinnock, former leader of the Labour Party; an edited conversation regarding the prospects for social democracy between Baroness Shirley Williams, leading Lib Dem politician, and Tony Wright (former Labour MP); and fresh evaluations of the Labour government''s record and failings from the Shadow Minister John Denham MP\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRaises highly topical and important questions about the purpose and future of the Labour Party, and is designed to stimulate debate about the political challenges facing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Most of the contributors to Reassessing New Labour exhibit an admirable ability to deal with the issues of the moment without appearing to be more interested in fashion than in feasibility . . .It is this sort of clear and bold analysis - not influenced by attempts to justify the unjustifiable or the unthinking acceptance of Third Way shibboleths - that makes Reassessing New Labour much the superior book of these two. \" (New Statesman, 26 September 2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface: James Purnell \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Reviewing New Labour in Government: Progressive Dilemmas?: Patrick Diamond and Mike Kenny \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. New Labour and Inequality: Paul Gregg \u003cbr\u003e 2. Solidarity Lost? Labour and the Politics of the Welfare State: Tim Horton \u003cbr\u003e 3. Reappraising New Labour's Political Economy: John Denham \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section 2\u003cbr\u003e 4. An Era of Constitutional Reform: Vernon Bogdanor \u003cbr\u003e 5. Rebuilding the Bonds of Trust and Confidence? Labour's Constitutional Reform Programme: John Curtice \u003cbr\u003e 6. New Labour and the Distribution of Power: Constitutional Reform, Human Rights and Civil Liberties: Francesca Klug \u003cbr\u003e 7. Localism under New Labour: Guy Lodge and Rick Muir\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section 3\u003cbr\u003e 8. Labour's Record on the Economy: Kitty Ussher \u003cbr\u003e 9. Labour and the Economy, 1997-2010: More than a Faustian Pact: Dan Corry \u003cbr\u003e 10. New Labour and the Politics of Ownership: Stuart White \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section 4\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Death of Class-based Politics: Peter Kellner \u003cbr\u003e 12. Back to Class: Lessons for the Labour Party: Alan Finlayson \u003cbr\u003e 13. Why did Labour's Public Sector Reforms Fail to Transform Communities?: Jessica Asato \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section 5\u003cbr\u003e 14. Shirley Williams in Conversation with Tony Wright \u003cbr\u003e 15. The New Labour Government's Place in History: Brian Brivati \u003cbr\u003e 16. Afterword: Future Directions for Labour: Patrick Diamond and Mike Kenny \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408395542871,"sku":"9781444351347","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444351347.jpg?v=1730502746","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reassessing-new-labour-9781444351347","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}