This stimulating new text reflects on the extraordinary political stability in Britain, compared with much of continental Europe, over the last hundred years. It also provides a historical perspective on current political issues, especially on the attempts of the present administration to reduce the state's involvement in welfare and in the funding of other public services. In examining these areas, the author argues that they have been shaped by the conflict between individualistic and collectivist ideas and until recently have been dominated by the latter.
- ISBN10 033345572X
- ISBN13 9780333455722
- Publish Date 22 August 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 September 2001
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264
- Language English