Offshore Island Politics The Constitutional and Political Development of the Isle of Man in the Twentieth Century

• ISBN13: 9780853237877
• ISBN10: 0853237875
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-12
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

Offshore Island Politicsis a fascinating study of the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man. The book analyzes three broad aspects of twentieth-century political development: constitutional progress towards self-government, elections and public policy and the changing role of the state in Manx society. One of the most important political changes the study addresses is the gradual ascendancy of the directly elected House of Keys in Manx politics.Offshore Island Politicsconcludes with a look at the final two decades of the century, a period of population growth and unprecedented prosperity for the small offshore island.

Author Biography

David Kermode was born in Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man in 1942. After gaining a first degree in economics, in 1969 he was awarded a PhD by Sheffield University for a study of the constitutional relationship between the Island and the United Kingdom. He is currently Emeritus Professor in Political Studies at Liverpool John Moores University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Figures	x
Tables	x
Photographs	xi
Note on Sources	xv
Abbreviations	xvi
Introduction	1	(12)
Offshore Island Politics	1	(7)
Major Themes and Periods	8	(5)
Nineteenth-Century Background	13	(26)
The Myth of Home Rule 1866-1902	13	(8)
An Unrepresentative Tynwald	21	(5)
The Foundations of a Welfare State	26	(4)
Government Support for the Manx Economy	30	(3)
Manx: Finances at the Turn of the Century	33	(6)
The Raglan Era 1902-19	39	(42)
Constitutional Conflict	39	(18)
The Elections of 1903, 1908 and 1913	57	(7)
The Absence of Social Reform	64	(6)
The Protection and Promotion of Manx Economic Interests	70	(5)
Manx Finances 1900-19	75	(6)
The Interwar Years 1919-39	81	(52)
Limited Constitutional Progress	85	(10)
The Four Interwar Elections	95	(11)
Social Policy: Reform and Consolidation	106	(12)
The Changing Role of the State in the Manx Economy	118	(6)
Manx Finances 1919-39	124	(9)
War, Socialism and Devolution 1939-58	133	(48)
The Devolution of Power	136	(9)
The Elections of 1946, 1951 and 1956	145	(11)
The Welfare Revolution	156	(10)
Radical Change in the Economic Role of the State	166	(7)
Manx Finances 1939-58	173	(8)
Towards Island Self-Government 1958-81	181	(36)
The Confirmation of Special Status	184	(10)
Towards Representative and Responsible Government	194	(23)
Devolution and Public Policy 1958-81	217	(46)
The Elections of 1962, 1966, 1971 and 1976	217	(14)
Expansion of the Welfare State	231	(8)
Increased State Intervention and Support for the Economy	239	(16)
Manx Finances 1958-81	255	(8)
The Advent of Ministerial Government 1981-2000	263	(46)
Devolution in an International Context	266	(12)
Towards a More Democratic Tynwald?	278	(4)
The Transition to Ministerial Government	282	(7)
Executive Power and Political Accountability	289	(20)
Towards a Prosperous and Caring Society 1981-2000	309	(60)
The Elections of 1981, 1986, 1991 and 1996	309	(18)
A Caring Society: the Persistence of the Welfare State	327	(17)
Public Investment for a Prosperous Society	344	(15)
Manx Finances 1981-2000	359	(10)
Conclusion	369	(6)
Constitutional Status	369	(3)
Democracy and Policy Making	372	(1)
Increased State Intervention in Manx Society	373	(2)
Bibliography	375	(2)
Appendices	377	(12)
Index	389