Boundaries of the State in Modern Britain

Name: Boundaries of the State in Modern Britain
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ISBN: 9780521522229

ISBN-10: 0521522226

ISBN-13: 9780521522229

Edition: 2002

Authors: S. J. D. Green, R. C. Whiting

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This book contains an innovative collection of essays which provide an essential historical perspective on the boundaries of the state in modern Britain.

Book details

List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/8/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 420
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English




Introduction: the shifting boundaries of the State in modern Britain




The State and Political Theory: 2. Political thought and the state




'Boundaries' in theoretical language about the British state




The twilight of the British state? Henry Dubb versus sceptered awe




Thinking about the state and the economy




The Economy



The size and scope of the public sector




The boundaries of taxation




Economic knowledge and the state in modern Britain




Welfare and Social Policy



The dilemmas of welfare: Titmuss, Murray and Mead




Medicine and the English state




The English state and educational theory




Conflict and Order



British national identity and the First World War




A state of siege: the state and political violence




Religion and Morality



Survival and autonomy: on the strange fortunes and peculiar legacy of ecclesiastical establishment in the modern British state, c. 1920 to the present day




Churches, sects and the state




The British state and the power of life and death




Conclusion: on the past developments and future prospects of the state in modern Britain