The Boundaries of the State in Modern Britain

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Edited by S. J. D. Green, University of Leeds, R. C. Whiting, University of Leeds

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: March 2010
Print publication year:: 1996
Online ISBN:: 9780511660351
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511660351

Subjects:: Area Studies, Twentieth Century British History, British Government, Politics and Policy, History, European Studies, Politics and International Relations

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This innovative book provides an essential historical perspective on the boundaries of the state in modern Britain. The collection of inter-disciplinary studies gathered here is unimpressed by the apparent 'rise' of the state before 1979 and its supposed 'decline' in the wake of Thatcherism. The Boundaries of the State in Modern Britain constitutes a comprehensive and coherent attempt to delineate the many and varying aspects of public involvement in private life during the twentieth century. It shows how the state has advanced into some areas of life, whilst vacating others. It explores the impact of these changes on civil society and intellectual life in Britain. Finally, the contributors consider where the state might be going in the twenty-first century.

"...this collection remains a valuable summary of issues centering around the scope of central power in modern Britain....The general topic is bound to be a popular one at century's end. Its treatment here is a good start." James B. Christoph

"An excellent work, recommended for upper-division undergraduates through faculty." H. Steck, Choice

"This collection is strong on the state as a concept and as a deliverer(or withholder)of services....The general topic is bound to be a popular one at century's end. Its treatment here is a good start." Albion

"...this collection remains a valuable summary of issues centering around the scope of central power in modern Britain. The general topic is bound to be a popular one at century's end. its treatment here is a good start." James B. Christoph, Albion

"This volume provides seventeen historical and interpretative essays exploring the expansion and contraction fo teh British State's involvement in people's lives. The essays are informative, providing a wealth of insight, history and references." Joel Wolfe, British Politics Group Newsletter

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of figures
pp ix-ix

List of tables
pp x-xi

List of contributors
pp xii-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Introduction: the shifting boundaries of the state in modern Britain
pp 1-12

Part I - The state and political theory
pp 13-14

2 - Political thought and the state
pp 15-28

3 - ‘Boundaries’ in theoretical language about the British State
pp 29-56

4 - The twilight of the British state?: Henry Dubb versus sceptred awe
pp 57-69

5 - Thinking about the state and the economy
pp 70-86

Part II - The economy
pp 87-88

6 - The size and scope of the public sector
pp 89-145

7 - The boundaries of taxation
pp 146-169

8 - Economic knowledge and the state in modern Britain
pp 170-188

Part III - Welfare and social policy
pp 189-190

9 - The dilemmas of welfare: Titmuss, Murray and Mead
pp 191-212

10 - Medicine and the English state, 1901–1948
pp 213-230

11 - The English state and educational theory
pp 231-258

Part IV - Conflict and order
pp 259-260

12 - British national identity and the First World War
pp 261-277

13 - A state of seige? The state and political violence
pp 278-296

Part V - Religion and morality
pp 297-298

14 - Survival and autonomy: on the strange fortunes and peculiar legacy of ecclesiastical establishment in the modern British state, c. 1920 to the present day
pp 299-324

15 - Religion and the secular state
pp 325-340

16 - The British state and the power of life and death
pp 341-374

17 - Conclusion: on the past development and future prospects of the state in modern Britain
pp 375-396

Index
pp 397-403

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