Great Britain

by Studlar, Donley T.

• ISBN13: 9780813315089
• ISBN10: 0813315085
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-03-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

This volume is destined to become a trendsetter in comparative politics. When confronted with the large question of whether great powers, like Britain, are in a stage of political and economic 'decline, ' Studlar points the way by his application of public policy analysis to explain how and why government policies have evolved in the economic welfare, foreign, and social regulatory domains. - Raymond Tatalovich, Loyola University, Chicago.

Author Biography

Donley T. Studlar is Eberly Distinguished Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University.

Table of Contents

Nations of the Modern World: Europe	p. ii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Continuity and Change	p. 1
Notes	p. 13
Britain in Historical and Geographical Context	p. 16
Notes	p. 34
The Development of Political Institutions	p. 36
Notes	p. 63
Political Forces: Organizations and Individuals	p. 66
Summary	p. 97
British Foreign Policy: From Great Power to European Periphery	p. 105
Notes	p. 129
Economic Policy: From Industrial Giant to Britaly	p. 132
Notes	p. 160
Social Welfare Policy: From Leader to Laggard	p. 165
Notes	p. 184
Social Regulatory Policies: From Public Morality to Social Permissiveness	p. 187
Notes	p. 208
Change and Institutional Adaptation in the United Kingdom	p. 212
Conclusion	p. 225
Further Reading	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 229
About the Book and Author	p. 247
Index	p. 249
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