Fragments in the Ruins - The Renewal of Social Democracy

Writing from a distinctively British perspective, David Coats looks to pinpoint the reasons for this decline and offer an optimistic outlook, arguing that social democracy still represents the best hope for affluent societies to secure the values of the Enlightenment.

List of contents

About the Author

Foreword

The World Turned Upside Down: A Story About the Past and the Present

What is Labour For?

Labour as the Party of Work and Workers: A Social Democratic Political Economy

Questions for the Left: Challenges of the 2020s

Bibliography

About the author

David Coats is the founder and director of WorkMatters Consulting. He is a research fellow at the Smith Institute and an associate at the Centre for Public Service Partnerships@LGIU

Product details

• Authors: David Coats
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2018
• EAN: 9781786608338
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-833-8
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 217 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 254 g
• Illustrations: 7 Graphs
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Employment;Social Democracy