How Labour Governments Fall

From Ramsay MacDonald to Gordon Brown
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-36180-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3551 g

What similarities exist between the reasons for Labour losing office in 2010 and those behind why previous Labour governments were defeated? This edited volume provides a detailed historical appraisal which considers the importance of themes such as economic performance; political leadership and the condition of the Conservatives in opposition.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heppell, T.

Theakston, K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Figures and Tables 1. Introduction; Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston 2. The Fall of the First MacDonald Government 1924; Keith Laybourn 3. The Fall of the Second MacDonald Government 1931; Chris Wrigley 4. The Fall of the Attlee Government 1951; Robert Crowcroft and Kevin Theakston 5. The Fall of the Wilson Government 1970; Peter Dorey 6. The Fall of the Callaghan Government 1979; John Shepherd 7. The Fall of the Brown Government 2010; Timothy Heppell 8 Conclusion; Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Robert Crowcroft, University of Edinburgh, UK
Professor Peter Dorey, University of Cardiff, UK
Dr Timothy Heppell, University of Leeds, UK
Professor Keith Laybourn, University of Huddersfield, UK
Professor John Shepherd, University of Huddersfield, UK
Professor Kevin Theakston, University of Leeds, UK
Professor Chris Wrigley, University of Nottingham, UK