British capitalism after the crisis. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Scott Lavery.
• Authors: Lavery, Scott
• Contents: Intro; British Capitalism After the Crisis; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction; Theorising Continuity and Change in British Capitalism; Core Arguments of the Book; References; Chapter 2 British Capitalism Before the Crisis; The Long Transformation of British Capitalism; Privatised Keynesianism in Britain; Structural Shift from Manufacturing to Services; Relatively Stagnant Wage Growth; Declining 'Wage Share' and Rising Inequality; Rising Household Debt; Mortgage Equity Withdrawal and Consumption; Financial Market Deregulation Britain's Finance-Led Growth Model and the 2008 CrisisLimitations of the Growth Model Perspective; Finance-Led Growth 'from above'; Finance-Led Growth 'from below'; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Theorising Capitalist Stability; Accumulation Strategies, Hegemonic Projects and the State; Distribution and Legitimation Strategies; The Strategic Deployment of Ideas; 'One Nation' and 'Two Nation' Legitimation Strategies; The Regulation Approach; Regulationist Approaches to Neoliberalism; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 New Labour's 'Hybrid' Political Economy; New Labour and Neoliberalism Fiscal and Monetary PolicyLabour Market and Welfare Policy; The City of London; New Labour and Social Democracy; Public Spending Increases; Redistributive Social Policies; New Labour's 'Hybrid' Political Economy; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 The Coalition's Accumulation Strategy; The Conservatives' Economic Policy in Opposition; The Evolution of the Coalition's Accumulation Strategy; Phase I: Strategic Positioning (May 2010-October 2010); Phase II: 'Expansionary Austerity' and Policy Failure (October 2010-December 2012) Phase III: Policy Change and Discursive Continuity (December 2012-December 2014)The Postponement of Deficit Reduction; The Failure of 'Rebalancing': The Return of Privatised Keynesianism?; Help to Buy: State Intervention and the Delayed Return of 'Privatised Keynesianism'; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 The Coalition's 'Two Nations' Hegemonic Project; The Coalition and the Strategic Deployment of Ideas; The Coalition's 'Two Nations' Hegemonic Project; Welfare Restructuring and Real Wage Decline; The 'Public-Private' Divide; Conclusion; References Chapter 7 After the Coalition: Towards a Transformation or Consolidation of British Capitalism?Post-crisis British Politics; The Politics of Brexit; The May Government; The Corbyn Opposition; The 2017 General Election; Towards a Consolidation or Transformation of British Capitalism?; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8 Conclusion; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.5/420941; Financial crises -- Great Britain; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030040468; 3030040461
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