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BL
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840786
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Harris, Nigel.
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Competition and the Corporate Society : : British Conservatives, the state and Industry 1945-1964.
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken :: Taylor and Francis,, 2013.
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1 online resource (389 pages)
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| ISBN
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1136593438
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: 9781136593437
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| Contents
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I The Background; 1. Liberal-Conservatism; 2. Capitalism: Old and New; 3. Liberal-Conservatism in Crisis; 4. Corporatism: Theory and Practice; Part II The Conservatives in Opposition, 1945-51; 5. The Party and the New Order; 6. The Heart of the Social Democratic Society: Public Ownership; 7. Organized Labour; 8. The Old Order: Private Business; 9. Conservatism and the Social Democratic State.
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Part III Conservatives Triumphant, 1951-6410. The Phoenix Lives; 11. The Challenge of Organized Labour; 12. The Mix of the Mixed Economy: Public Ownership; 13. The New Capitalism; 14. The Conservative State; Part IV Competition and the Corporate Society; 15. Competition and the Corporate Society; Appendix: The Conservative Tradition from Burke to Disraeli; References; Bibliography; Index of Names; Subject Index.
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| Abstract
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British society changed radically in the 21st century. Any political party dedicated to preserving the Britain of 1900 would have faced, over time, either major problems of adjustment or the possibility of its own destruction. The British Conservative party was just such a party, its character defined by its commitment to the defence of the British status quo. Yet it has also been one of the most successful political parties in the twentieth century. Not only was it able to adjust itself to the transformation of British society including two world wars and the most catastrophic slump - but it.
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Conservative Party (Great Britain)
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Conservative Party (Great Britain)
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Economic policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- General.
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Great Britain, Economic policy, 1945-1964.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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301.15/43/3380942
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HC256.5
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