The Labour Party and Taxation
Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain
Seiten
2001
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-57160-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-57160-9 (ISBN)
This is a history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979: an epilogue surveys New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. This study sheds new light on Labour's history, and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain.
This is a political history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979: an epilogue brings the story up to the present, surveying New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. Richard Whiting's broad-ranging, lucid and readable study examines how Labour used tax to further its political aims of funding welfare, managing the economy, promoting fairness and achieving greater equality. Whiting also shows the limits of Labour's ability to achieve a more equal society in this way, assesses the ability and standing of key figures in the Labour movement, and delineates the problems caused by the political role of the trade unions. This study provides an original perspective on Labour's history, and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain more generally.
This is a political history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979: an epilogue brings the story up to the present, surveying New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. Richard Whiting's broad-ranging, lucid and readable study examines how Labour used tax to further its political aims of funding welfare, managing the economy, promoting fairness and achieving greater equality. Whiting also shows the limits of Labour's ability to achieve a more equal society in this way, assesses the ability and standing of key figures in the Labour movement, and delineates the problems caused by the political role of the trade unions. This study provides an original perspective on Labour's history, and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain more generally.
Richard Whiting is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Leeds.
Acknowledgements; Introduction: taxation and political debate; 1. Struggles within a liberal inheritance, 1906–40; 2. The changing balance of tax interests, 1940–54; 3. The Kaldor era, 1951–65; 4. Social democracy examined, 1965–70; 5. Defensive positions 1970–9; 6. Epilogue: New Labour, old problems?; 7. Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.1.2001 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Tables, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 610 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Steuern / Steuerrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-57160-X / 052157160X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-57160-9 / 9780521571609 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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