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1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
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Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0748640029
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0748655573
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0748655565
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0748640010
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0748655557
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9780748640027
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9780748655571
,
9780748655564
,
9780748640010
,
9780748655557
Inhalt:
The Scottish Labour Party is in an unprecedented position. Having been the leading party in Scotland for fifty years it lost an election and office to the SNP in 2007. This book addresses, examines and analyses the last thirty years of Scottish Labour, from the arrival of Thatcherism in 1979 to the aftermath of the party's defeat in the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections. It asks fundamental questions about the nature of Scottish Labour, its dominance of Scottish politics, the wider politics of Scotland and whether the decline is irreversible. Covering both contemporary events and recent histo
Inhalt:
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; The Strange Death of 'Labour Scotland'; Chapter 1 The 'Myth' of 'Labour Scotland'; Chapter 2 Fighting For What Really Matters: The Politics of Scottish Labour 1979-87; Chapter 3 'What Do You Do When Democracy Fails You?' -- 'The Scottish Dimension' and Thatcherism; Chapter 4 Northern Discomfort: Scottish Labour, New Labour and the Coming of Blair; Chapter 5 The High Tide of New Labour, New Scotland; Chapter 6 Scottish Labour and 'the Early Days of a Better Nation'; Chapter 7 The Politics of Stability and the Slow Demise of New Labour
Inhalt:
Chapter 8 A Different Political Landscape: Scottish Labour in a Cold ClimateChapter 9 How Distinctive is Scottish Labour? The Cases of Education and Health; Chapter 10 Ideology, Institutions and the Programmatic Trajectory of Scottish Labour; Chapter 11 The Paradox of Free Personal Care for the Elderly; Chapter 12 Still the People's Party? Scottish Voting Behaviour and the Scottish Party System; Chapter 13 The Evolution of Scottish Labour; Chapter 14 The Internal Politics of Scottish Labour; Chapter 15 Power and Policy-making
Inhalt:
Chapter 16 Power in the Scottish Labour Party: The Case of Candidate SelectionChapter 17 The Territorial Dimensions of Labour; Conclusion The Forward March of Scottish Labour Halted?; References; Index
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hassan, Gerry Strange death of Labour in Scotland Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012 ISBN 0748640010
Sprache:
Englisch
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