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1 online resource |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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Front Cover -- After Brexit and Other Essays -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Historical Contexts -- Notes on the Essays -- Theme 1: Britain's political economy -- Theme 2: Europe and America -- Theme 3: Thatcherism -- Theme 4: The British constitution -- 1 After Brexit1 -- Empire and decline: the peculiarities of the Anglo-liberal model -- Models old and new -- The trajectory of British capitalism, 1942-2016 -- 1942-1956: The relaunching of the UK model -- 1956-1992: The crisis of the UK model -- 1992-2016: The financial growth model |
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Europe and America -- The 2008 financial crash and Brexit -- 2 Explanations of British Decline1 -- Absolute and relative decline -- Debates on decline -- National peculiarities -- Culture -- Finance -- Empire -- State -- Industry -- Conclusion -- 3 The European Disunion1 -- Scenarios -- Deadlock -- Business as usual -- Core Europe -- Reform -- Images of Europe -- Sovereignty -- Governance -- Political economy -- Security -- Conclusion -- 4 The Anglo-American World View1 -- The question of world order -- The development of Anglo-American collaboration -- The Anglosphere, Brexit and Trump |
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5 The Free Economy and the Strong State1 -- The role of government -- Monetarism and inflation -- The discipline of the market -- Political implications -- 6 Thatcherism and Conservative Politics1 -- Thatcherism and the politics of support -- Thatcher and Heath -- Thatcherism and Conservatism -- Thatcherism and the politics of power -- 7 Economic Growth and Political Dilemmas1 -- Hirsch's theory of capitalism -- The post-war settlement -- Rethinking on left and right -- The British disease -- Reforming capitalism -- 8 The Crisis of Conservatism1 -- End of an era? |
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The pillars of conservative hegemony -- Conservative electoral dominance -- The hollowing-out of Tory England -- The Union -- Property -- Empire -- Ambivalent attitudes to Europe -- Conclusion -- 9 The Thatcher Myth1 -- The Thatcher myth -- Thatcher and British foreign policy -- Thatcher and Europe -- Thatcher and the economy -- Thatcher and British politics -- 10 Theories of British Politics1 -- The British School -- The methodology of the British School -- Criticisms of the Westminster model -- Politics -- The state -- History -- New theories of British politics |
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Ideology and the role of ideas -- Constitutional and party politics -- Public policy -- Political economy -- Political behaviour -- A new diversity -- Theories of the state -- 11 The Constitutional Revolution in the United Kingdom1 -- Historical and comparative context -- Evaluating devolution -- Conclusion -- 12 What's British about British Politics?1 -- A multinational state -- A centralised state -- An uncodified constitution -- A post-imperial state -- An Anglo-liberal political economy -- A liberal political culture -- Epilogue: Last Thoughts -- Absences and omissions -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
After Brexit brings together Gamble's most influential writings on British politics and political economy from the last 40 years, reflecting on issues that animate British politics, from the decline of the economy and reshaping the welfare state to the transformation of political parties and devolution to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland |
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Description based on print version record |
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European Union -- Great Britain.
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European Union fast |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics.
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Politics and government
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Economic history
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Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056676
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056922
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Great Britain
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Electronic book
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Project Muse. distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781529217124 |
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1529217121 |
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9781529217117 |
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1529217113 |
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