Popular and the Political Routledge Library Editions: Political - Science Volume

Informationen zum Autor Michael Prior Zusammenfassung The Popular and the Political explores the need to redefine socialism in terms which extend beyond 'statism', which reflects the changing nature of contemporary Britain.The essays presented here consider social policy in a wide range of fields, health, housing, energy and economic planning, as well as the broad questions of democratic involvement in the political process. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Capitalism, Statism and Socialism Phil Leeson 2. Eurocommunism and the Ethical Ideal David Fernbach 3. Parliamentary Democracy and Socialist Politics Barry Hindess 4. On Struggle in the Enterprise Paul Hirst 5. The Social contract and Socialist Policy David Purdy 6. On the Political Preconditions of the Alternative Economic Strategy Geoff Hodgson 7. Women Work to Rule Beatrix Campbell and Valerie Charlton 8. Energy Policy, the Environment and Democractic Control Mike Prior 9. The National Health Service: Whose Body Is It? Judith Gray and Andrew Forbes 10. Maintaining State Provision – Public Housing Adah Kay 11. Is the Party Over? Peter Lawrence

Product details

• Authors: Michael Prior
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2009
• EAN: 9780415555845
• ISBN: 978-0-415-55584-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Political Science
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies