Author: Martin Francis
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719048333
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Francis examines the relationship between socialist ideas and the policies of the 1945-51 Labour government, insisting that Labour ministers applied specifically socialist precepts to the exercise of power during this period.
The Social Policy of the 1945-1951 Labour Government
Author: Nadia Gueury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Ideas and Policies Under Labour, 1945-1951
Author: Martin Francis
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719048333
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Francis examines the relationship between socialist ideas and the policies of the 1945-51 Labour government, insisting that Labour ministers applied specifically socialist precepts to the exercise of power during this period.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719048333
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Francis examines the relationship between socialist ideas and the policies of the 1945-51 Labour government, insisting that Labour ministers applied specifically socialist precepts to the exercise of power during this period.
The Labour Governments 1945-1951 - What economic and social policies were pursued and how were they put into action?
Author: Claire Darquenne
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3638579662
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, University of Passau, course: Proseminar "Democracy in Britain", language: English, abstract: The Labour Party is a Socialist Party, and proud of it. Its ultimate purpose at home is the establishment of the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain - free, democratic, efficient, progressive, publicspirited, its material resources organised in the service of the British people. (The Labour Party electoral manifesto 1945, quoted in Adelman 1986: 124) These were the words of the 1945 Labour Party election manifesto Let us Face the Future. Consequently, in the ensuing five years, everyone felt caught up in a great national experiment, the creation of a new social democratic society (cf. Webb 1989). This experiment included an extensive programme of nationalization, planning, and the establishment of the welfare state. After the landslide victory of 1945, Clement Attlee’s government wasted no time in launching a series of major policy initiatives. All of this left a profound mark on modern Britain by creating a new order (cf. Jefferys 1993: 8), an order that meant full employment, a freely accessible health service and a system of social security which improved the quality of life of the bulk of the population. At the same time, though, it was criticized. Left-wing critics attacked the government for introducing too little socialism whereas the political right claimed that the government introduced too much rather than too little socialism with its reforms. Yet in assessing Labour’s policies, however, account must be taken not only of abstract principles, but also of what was possible in the circumstances (cf. Peden 1985: 153). It is the aim of this paper, therefore, to analyse the main economic and social policies of the British post-war period in order to shed light on achievements and failures of the first Labour majority government. Was the Prime Minister right to describe his record as constituting a `revolution without tears`, or was this a lost opportunity for a more fundamental transformation of British society? (cf. Jefferys 1993: 3) This will be discussed in the conclusion. But before arriving there it is first necessary to look at the history of the British Labour Party in order to get an idea of its character and ideology which highly influenced its post-war measures. Secondly, the circumstances mentioned above have to be taken into consideration by looking at the economic and social situation in Britain after the war. [...]
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3638579662
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, University of Passau, course: Proseminar "Democracy in Britain", language: English, abstract: The Labour Party is a Socialist Party, and proud of it. Its ultimate purpose at home is the establishment of the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain - free, democratic, efficient, progressive, publicspirited, its material resources organised in the service of the British people. (The Labour Party electoral manifesto 1945, quoted in Adelman 1986: 124) These were the words of the 1945 Labour Party election manifesto Let us Face the Future. Consequently, in the ensuing five years, everyone felt caught up in a great national experiment, the creation of a new social democratic society (cf. Webb 1989). This experiment included an extensive programme of nationalization, planning, and the establishment of the welfare state. After the landslide victory of 1945, Clement Attlee’s government wasted no time in launching a series of major policy initiatives. All of this left a profound mark on modern Britain by creating a new order (cf. Jefferys 1993: 8), an order that meant full employment, a freely accessible health service and a system of social security which improved the quality of life of the bulk of the population. At the same time, though, it was criticized. Left-wing critics attacked the government for introducing too little socialism whereas the political right claimed that the government introduced too much rather than too little socialism with its reforms. Yet in assessing Labour’s policies, however, account must be taken not only of abstract principles, but also of what was possible in the circumstances (cf. Peden 1985: 153). It is the aim of this paper, therefore, to analyse the main economic and social policies of the British post-war period in order to shed light on achievements and failures of the first Labour majority government. Was the Prime Minister right to describe his record as constituting a `revolution without tears`, or was this a lost opportunity for a more fundamental transformation of British society? (cf. Jefferys 1993: 3) This will be discussed in the conclusion. But before arriving there it is first necessary to look at the history of the British Labour Party in order to get an idea of its character and ideology which highly influenced its post-war measures. Secondly, the circumstances mentioned above have to be taken into consideration by looking at the economic and social situation in Britain after the war. [...]
Labour in Power, 1945-1951
Author: Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Based on a vast range of previously unpublished material, this book is the only detailed and comprehensive account of the policies, programs, and personalities of the powerful and influential Attlee government. Morgan provides in-depth portraits of key figures of the period and compares Britain during these years with other postwar European nations.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Based on a vast range of previously unpublished material, this book is the only detailed and comprehensive account of the policies, programs, and personalities of the powerful and influential Attlee government. Morgan provides in-depth portraits of key figures of the period and compares Britain during these years with other postwar European nations.
Propaganda and Social Policy in Britain, 1945-1951
Author: Thomas Wildy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The 1945-1951 Labour Governments
Author: Roger Eatwell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Labour Government, 1945-51
Author: Denis Nowell Pritt
Publisher: New York : International Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher: New York : International Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
A History of the British Labour Party
Author: Andrew Thorpe
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Andrew Thorpe's book rapidly established itself as the leading single-volume history of the Labour Party. This second edition takes the story to 2000 with a new chapter on the development of "New Labour" and the Blair government. The reasons for the party's formation, its aims and achievements, its failure to achieve office more often, and its remarkable recovery since its problems in the 1980s, as well as key events and leading personalities, are all discussed.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Andrew Thorpe's book rapidly established itself as the leading single-volume history of the Labour Party. This second edition takes the story to 2000 with a new chapter on the development of "New Labour" and the Blair government. The reasons for the party's formation, its aims and achievements, its failure to achieve office more often, and its remarkable recovery since its problems in the 1980s, as well as key events and leading personalities, are all discussed.
Attlee's Labour Governments 1945-51
Author: Robert Pearce
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134962398
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
The Labour governments of 1945-51 are among the most important and controversial in modern British history, and have been the focus of extensive research over the last fifteen years. In this study, Robert Pearce makes the results of this research available in a concise and accessible form, whilst encouraging students to formulate their own interpretations. He looks at the main political personalities of the period, sets their work in the context of Labour history since 1900, and examines their domestic, foreign and imperial achievements.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134962398
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
The Labour governments of 1945-51 are among the most important and controversial in modern British history, and have been the focus of extensive research over the last fifteen years. In this study, Robert Pearce makes the results of this research available in a concise and accessible form, whilst encouraging students to formulate their own interpretations. He looks at the main political personalities of the period, sets their work in the context of Labour history since 1900, and examines their domestic, foreign and imperial achievements.
Democratic Socialism and Economic Policy
Author: Jim Tomlinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521892599
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
This major study analyses the economic policies of the Attlee government.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521892599
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
This major study analyses the economic policies of the Attlee government.