Globalization and varieties of capitalism
Subtitle: New Labour, economic policy and the abject state
By: Dan Coffey, Carole Thornley.
Contributors: Thornley, Carole, 1955-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780230553095
Subjects: Labour Party (Great Britain); Capitalism -- Great Britain; Globalization -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1997-; Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1979-1997
Description: "This book is a study of Britain as a capitalism poised between American and European models. It explores themes of legitimation, denial and opportunism via a series of substantial case studies framed by a reinterpretation of Thatcherism's economic contexts and a critical assessment of New Labour"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction * Globalization and Capitalism Unleashed: The Travails of Labour * The Commanding State: The Politics of Competitiveness * The Self-Effacing State: Private Services Required * The Self-Deceiving State: The Model Employer Myth * New Ways or the Abject State * The End of Things: The Great Financial Crisis * Strange Days * References * Name and Subject Index Introduction * Globalization and Capitalism Unleashed: The Travails of Labour * The Commanding State: The Politics of Competitiveness * The Self-Effacing State: Private Services Required * The Self-Deceiving State: The Model Employer Myth * New Ways or the Abject State * The End of Things: The Great Financial Crisis * Strange Days * References * Name and Subject Index.