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Over to You, Mr Brown : How Labour Can Win Again by Anthony Giddens (2007, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPolity Press
ISBN-100745642233
ISBN-139780745642239
eBay Product ID (ePID)61184906
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOver to You, Mr Brown : How Labour Can Win Again
SubjectInternational Relations / General, World / European, Political Process / Political Parties
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorAnthony Giddens
Subject AreaPolitical Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"The immense virtue of Anthony Giddens's brilliant book is that it preaches against complacency ... Giddens sets out admirably his own picture of the social democratic future." Charles Clarke, The Guardian "Provides an important route map for progress [and] a valuable corrective to the collective amnesia that can afflict a reckoning of the government's record." David Milliband, The Observer "Giddens makes a weighty and significant contribution, serving up a rich diet of thoughts, ideas and policies." Alan Milburn, New Statesman "Over to You will prove accessible and stimulating reading." Michael White, Times Literary Supplement "Forms a very useful guide to the concerns of those installing themselves at new desks across Whitehall." Roy Bacon, Defence Focus "Perhaps the most important thing about this stimulating book is that it shows a new way of thinking about welfare." Ranier Fsadni, Times of Malta "In Over to You, Mr Brown [Giddens] has produced another restless tour de horizon, taking in most of the main axes of contemporary political debate." Nick Pearce, Progress "I would be delighted if Brown were to accept Giddens's advice on the future direction of policy laid out in this book." Clare Short, The House Magazine, "The immense value of Anthony Giddens's brilliant book is that itpreaches against complacency ... Giddens sets out admirably his own pictureof the social democratic future."The Guardian"Giddens's book has been a success around the world. It is composed with verve and panache, yet it is extraordinarily learned and reliable. It really is fun to read, providing enticing introductions to each chapter by using everyday instances which will grab readers from age 16 upwards. Sociology is confident enough to ignore obsessive citation, yet it retains its grip on the full range of scholarship. It is distinctively Giddens's review of the field ... Sociology is also impressively current ... a new chapter on "Organisations and networks" offers a tour de force discussion that reaches to Max Weber and runs through the usual suspects such as Peter Blau, Robert K. Merton and Alvin Gouldner. But it continues to take in George Ritzer's concern about McDonaldisation, Robert Reich on horizontal organisations, Robert Putnam's interest in social capital and Castells's views on the network enterprise, all the while citing evidence and examples of important changes ... We need to applaud Giddens for a superb text as well as his singular contribution to the standing of sociology today."Times Higher Education Supplement"Giddens makes a weighty and significant contribution, serving up a richdiet of thoughts, ideas and policies."New Statesman"An important route map for progress."David Milliband, The Observer"In Over to You, Mr Brown [Giddens] has produced another restless tour dehorizon, taking in most of the main axes of contemporary political debate."Progress, "The immense virtue of Anthony Giddens's brilliant book is that it preaches against complacency ... Giddens sets out admirably his own picture of the social democratic future." Charles Clarke, The Guardian "Provides an important route map for progress [and] a valuable corrective to the collective amnesia that can afflict a reckoning of the government's record." David Milliband, The Observer "Giddens makes a weighty and significant contribution, serving up a rich diet of thoughts, ideas and policies." Alan Milburn, New Statesman " Over to You will prove accessible and stimulating reading." Michael White, Times Literary Supplement "Packed full of thoughtful observations and practical policy proposals, on matters as diverse as the labour market, immigration and multiculturalism." Parliamentary Affairs "Clearly written, and easy to read, this book makes for interesting reading for those engaged with current politics and it will be interesting to see if some of the policy suggestions are adopted by Brown." Sociology "Forms a very useful guide to the concerns of those installing themselves at new desks across Whitehall." Roy Bacon, Defence Focus "Perhaps the most important thing about this stimulating book is that it shows a new way of thinking about welfare." Ranier Fsadni, Times of Malta "In Over to You, Mr Brown [Giddens] has produced another restless tour de horizon, taking in most of the main axes of contemporary political debate." Nick Pearce, Progress "I would be delighted if Brown were to accept Giddens's advice on the future direction of policy laid out in this book." Clare Short, The House Magazine
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal324.24107
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Chapter One: After Ten Years: Labour's Successes and Failures. Chapter Two: The Contenders: Brown v Cameron. Chapter Three: The World in Flux: How to Respond'. Chapter Four: The Public Services - Putting People First. Chapter Five: We Can Have a More Equal Society. Chapter Six: Changing Life-Styles: a New Agenda. Chapter Seven: No Giving up on Multiculturalism!. Chapter Eight: Shedding the Island Identity. Chapter Nine: How to Build a Progressive Consensus. Chapter Ten: Labour's Contract with the Future
SynopsisAnthony Giddens' The Third Way had a far-reaching impact upon the evolution of New Labour in the UK, and upon left of centre policies in many other countries too. Today, nearly a decade later, Labour stands again at a decisive point in its history. A change of leadership can help reinvigorate the party, but winning a fourth term of government will be impossible without reinvigorating Labour's ideological position and policy outlook. What form should these innovations take? The author argues that the core emphases that have sustained Labour's hold over power for three successive terms must be maintained. For instance, it would be electoral suicide to abandon the political centre-ground, which is where the large majority of voters locate themselves. However, Labour's policies should be radically reshaped in areas where they have been unsuccessful, and where new problems have come to the fore. The biggest barrier to securing a fourth term is not Tory renewal, but public disaffection, which at the moment extends to all politicians. Labour should present itself as a party of substance, the only one capable of leading the country through a time of far-reaching change. The party should adopt what the author calls a Contract with the Future - a policy programme that puts the country in a strong position to face the new challenges that are all around us. Written in an accessible way for the general reader, the author's account of how this aim might be achieved will be of interest to everyone concerned to map out a future for Labour politics., Anthony Giddens The Third Way had a far-reaching impact upon the evolution of New Labour in the UK, and upon left of centre policies in many other countries too. Today, nearly a decade later, Labour stands again at a decisive point in its history. A change of leadership can help reinvigorate the party, but winning a fourth term of government will be impossible without reinvigorating Labour's ideological position and policy outlook. What form should these innovations take? The author argues that the core emphases that have sustained Labour's hold over power for three successive terms must be maintained. For instance, it would be electoral suicide to abandon the political centre-ground, which is where the large majority of voters locate themselves. However, Labour's policies should be radically reshaped in areas where they have been unsuccessful, and where new problems have come to the fore. The biggest barrier to securing a fourth term is not Tory renewal, but public disaffection, which at the moment extends to all politicians. Labour should present itself as a party of substance, the only one capable of leading the country through a time of far-reaching change. The party should adopt what the author calls a Contract with the Future a policy programme that puts the country in a strong position to face the new challenges that are all around us. Written in an accessible way for the general reader, the author's account of how this aim might be achieved will be of interest to everyone concerned to map out a future for Labour politics., Anthony Giddens sets out his agenda for the New Labour of today, who stand once again at a decisive point in its history. He argues that a change of leadership can help reinvigorate the party, but winning a fourth term of government will be impossible without reinvigorating Labours ideological position and policy outlook.
LC Classification NumberJN1129.L32
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