Ideas and Think Tanks in Contemporary Britain: Volume 2, Volume 2Michael David Kandiah, Anthony Seldon This study looks at the influence of ideas and think tanks in Britain, contemplating how ideas have shaped politics and society. The purveyors of ideas for change - the think tanks - are examined, and academics and participants views are recorded in a number of interviews. |
Contents
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Populism Eclecticism and Equidistance | 22 |
The Fabian Society since 1945 John Callaghan | 35 |
The Paradoxes | 51 |
Policy | 65 |
COMMENTARY | 80 |
Afterthoughts Richard Cockett | 87 |
INTERVIEWS | 108 |
The Influence of the Discipline of Philosophy in PostWar Britain | 117 |
The Influence of Ideas on British Defence Policy | 126 |
The Influence of Ideas on British Foreign Policy | 139 |
The Influence of Ideas on Social Policy | 160 |
Political Science Ideas and Government in PostWar Britain | 178 |
The Influence of Ideas on PostWar Economic Policy in Britain | 191 |
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