Author : Robert M. Page
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1847429866
Written for a broad readership, the book takes an authoritative look at Conservative party policy and practice in the modern era. Its time-defined content and broad historical thread make it a valuable resource for academics and students in social policy and politics as well as social history.
Author : Candelaria Garay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 43,89 MB
Release : 2016-12-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108107974
Throughout the twentieth century, much of the population in Latin America lacked access to social protection. Since the 1990s, however, social policy for millions of outsiders - rural, informal, and unemployed workers and dependents - has been expanded dramatically. Social Policy Expansion in Latin America shows that the critical factors driving expansion are electoral competition for the vote of outsiders and social mobilization for policy change. The balance of partisan power and the involvement of social movements in policy design explain cross-national variation in policy models, in terms of benefit levels, coverage, and civil society participation in implementation. The book draws on in-depth case studies of policy making in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico over several administrations and across three policy areas: health care, pensions, and income support. Secondary case studies illustrate how the theory applies to other developing countries.
Author : Tim Bale
Publisher : Polity
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 29,72 MB
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0745648584
The Conservatives are back - but what took them so long? Why did the world's most successful political party dump Margaret Thatcher only to commit electoral suicide under John Major? Just as importantly, what stopped the Tories getting their act together until David Cameron came along? The answers are as intriguing as the questions.
Author : S. Lee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 2009-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230237029
The Conservatives under David Cameron provides the first and definitive analysis of the development of 'New Conservative' ideology and policy during the tenure of David Cameron, identifying both continuity and change, and evaluating the party's fitness to govern.
Author : Christopher G. Faricy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 33,36 MB
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1316352455
How does political party control determine changes to social policy, and by extension, influence inequality in America? Conventional theories show that Democratic control of the federal government produces more social expenditures and less inequality. Welfare for the Wealthy re-examines this relationship by evaluating how political party power results in changes to both public social spending and subsidies for private welfare - and how a trade-off between the two, in turn, affects income inequality. Christopher Faricy finds that both Democrats and Republicans have increased social spending over the last forty-two years. And while both political parties increase federal social spending, Democrats and Republicans differ in how they spend federal money, which socioeconomic groups benefit, and the resulting consequences for income inequality.
Author : Steve Ludlam
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,89 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0333629493
This book looks in detail at the British Conservative Party's organisation, ideology and policies. It examines the party's development in the post-war period, the impact of Margaret Thatcher and the character of the Major administration.
Author : Theda Skocpol
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 0190633662
In this penetrating new study, Skocpol of Harvard University, one of today's leading political scientists, and co-author Williamson go beyond the inevitable photos of protesters in tricorn hats and knee breeches to provide a nuanced portrait of the Tea Party. What they find is sometimes surprising.
Author : Bochel, Hugh
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 23,84 MB
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847424325
A timely consideration of the development and content of the Conservatives' approaches to social policy and how they inform the Coalition's policies.
Author : Daniel Ziblatt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 31,81 MB
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521172998
How do democracies form and what makes them die? Daniel Ziblatt revisits this timely and classic question in a wide-ranging historical narrative that traces the evolution of modern political democracy in Europe from its modest beginnings in 1830s Britain to Adolf Hitler's 1933 seizure of power in Weimar Germany. Based on rich historical and quantitative evidence, the book offers a major reinterpretation of European history and the question of how stable political democracy is achieved. The barriers to inclusive political rule, Ziblatt finds, were not inevitably overcome by unstoppable tides of socioeconomic change, a simple triumph of a growing middle class, or even by working class collective action. Instead, political democracy's fate surprisingly hinged on how conservative political parties - the historical defenders of power, wealth, and privilege - recast themselves and coped with the rise of their own radical right. With striking modern parallels, the book has vital implications for today's new and old democracies under siege.
Author : Matt Grossmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 25,37 MB
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108476910
Despite winning control of twenty-four new state governments since 1992, Republicans have failed to enact policies that substantially advance conservative goals. This book offers the first systematic assessment of the geography and consequences of Republican ascendance in the states and yields important lessons for both liberals and conservatives.
