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9780230290716

The Cameron-Clegg Government Coalition Politics in an Age of Austerity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230290716

  • ISBN10:

    023029071X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-05-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Beech and Lee provide a definitive guide to the coalition#x19;s first year in office. Offering compelling insights into their policy agenda, it#x19;s chances of success, and a thought-provoking analysis of how the coalition government will affect the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour long-term.

Author Biography

Simon Lee is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Democratic Governance, Department of Politics and International Studies; University of Hull, UK. Matt Beech is Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Centre for British Politics, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull, UK.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Coalition Politics in Historical Perspective
PART I: THE COALITION IN THE MAKING
The Legacy of New Labour
The May 2010 General Election
The Con/Lib Programme for Government
PART II: COALITION POLICIES IN PERSPECTIVE
The Con/Lib Agenda for Cutting the Deficit and Rebalancing the Economy
The Con/Lib Agenda for Education
The Con/Lib Agenda for Health
The Con/Lib Agenda for Welfare and the ‘Big Society’
The Con/Lib Agenda for Home Affairs
The Con-Lib Agenda for the ‘New Politics’ and Constitutional Reform
PART III: COALITION POLICIES ABROAD
The Con/Lib Agenda for Defence
The Con/Lib Agenda for Foreign Policy
The Con/Lib Agenda for Europe
The Con/Lib Agenda for International Development
PART IV: A COALITION BUILT TO LAST?
The End of New Labour: The Future for the Labour Party
Conclusion: A Coalition Built to Last?

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