In Egalitarian Thought and Labour Politics Nick Ellison argues that the concept of equality is the cornerstone of the British socialist tradition. He examines the alternative understandings of equality which have divided the labour party since 1930 and traces the origins of the current shift away from concern for social and economic equality to an increasing emphasis on liberty and individual entitlement.
Egalitarian Thought and Labour Politics is also concerned with contemporary attitudes within the Labour party, discussing the importance of the concept to debates about citizenship and market socialism.

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Nick Ellison argues that the concept of equlity is the cornerstone of the British socialist tradition, examining the alternative understandings that have divided the Labour party since 1930 and considering contemporary attitudes.
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Preface 1 Three visions: Labour and equality in the 1930s 2 War, post-war and technocratic socialism 3 The Left after Bevanism 4 Keynesian socialism in the 1950s 5 Rethinking qualitative socialism? 6 Interregnum 7 Seeking alternatives: technocrats and equality in the 1970s 8 Failing to seek alternatives: qualitative socialists and Keynesians in the 1970s 9 Beyond the three visions? 10 Epilogue
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Product details

ISBN
9780415069724
Published
1994-10-20
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd; Routledge
Weight
544 gr
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
328

Author

Biographical note

Nicholas Ellison is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Durham.