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Title The future of social democracy : essays to mark the 40th anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration / edited by Colin McDougall, George Kendall, Wendy Chamberlain
Published Bristol : Policy Press, 2021

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Contents Front Cover -- The Future of Social Democracy: Essays to Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Notes on the authors -- Foreword -- Introduction: what are the priorities for social democrats? -- Who are the social democrats? -- What is to be done? -- Mass unemployment -- Poverty, tax and benefits -- Modern capitalism -- Multilateralism -- Conclusion -- One After the failed alternative vote referendum, how can electoral reform have a future? -- Conclusion -- Two How could a government actually deliver more housing?
Conclusion -- Notes -- Three How will technology change the future of work? -- Unhelpful beginnings -- What we know -- Better education and training -- Fairer taxation -- New approaches to income distribution -- Wider capital ownership -- Strengthening the power of labour -- Conclusion -- Note -- Four Can better public ownership promote efficiency and social justice? -- The Labour debate on public ownership, nationalisation and state control -- European social democratic revisionism -- Nationalisation and privatisation in Britain -- The challenge facing Keir Starmer
What do 'new times' demand? The need for an active, modern industrial policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Five How do we grow the economy without damaging the environment? -- Achieving sustainability -- Becoming a fairer society -- Conclusion: something to aspire to -- Notes -- Six How can global free trade work for everyone? -- Conclusion -- Seven Towards a social democratic Towards a social democratic -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Eight How do we deliver social justice through education? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Nine What is the Social Democrat Group? -- Michael Mullaney -- Vice- chair
Deborah Newton- Cook -- Executive member -- Tim Caswell -- Executive member -- Rhi Jones -- Executive member -- Rob Jackson -- Treasurer -- David McKenzie -- Executive member -- Index -- Back Cover
Summary To mark the 40th anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration, prominent politicians including Sir Vince Cable, Sarah Olney, Roger Liddle and Chris Huhne propose new ideas for the coming decades. Together, they set out a compelling vision for the country that has social justice at its core
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 08, 2021)
Subject Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)
SUBJECT Liberal Democrats (Great Britain) fast
Subject Socialism -- Great Britain -- Forecasting
Socialism -- Great Britain -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General.
Socialism
Socialism -- Forecasting
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author McDougall, Colin, editor
Kendall, George, editor
Chamberlain, Wendy, editor
ISBN 1447361288
9781447361275
144736127X
9781447361282