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Latest titles in Politics and Public Policy from Policy Press
Rise of the right: English nationalism and the transformation of working-class politics
Simon Winlow, Steve Hall and James Treadwell
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-2848-3 £12.99 / US$22.00
This book is the first to offer an uncompromising look at the English Defence League (EDL), aiming to alter thinking about working-class politics and the rise of right-wing nationalism in de-industrialised English towns and cities.
The Crosland Legacy: The future of British social democracy
Patrick Diamond
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-2473-7 £19.99 / US$34.95
Patrick Diamond considers a wide range of Anthony Crosland’s writings, relating his ideas to ideological debates taking place within today’s Labour Party on egalitarian social democracy, electoral strategy, the European question, and the importance of progressive liberalism on the British centre-left.
Substance not spin: An insider's view of success and failure in government
Nick Raynsford
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-3192-6 £17.99 / US$29.95
Based on his personal experience at the heart of government and the voluntary sector, Nick Raynsford, a former MP, Minister and campaigner, explores making and implementing policy and legislation. He gives an ‘insider’s view’ on a range of events, some not previously made public, making a fascinating bridge across the policy and practice divide.
Rebuilding social democracy: Core principles for the centre left
Kevin Hickson
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-3317-3 £9.99 / US$18.00
The first major reappraisal of social democracy on the centre-left since the election of Jeremy Corbyn. With a foreword by Lord Hain, it examines its foundational principles and identifies the values needed to find a route back to political credibility for Labour.
From greed to wellbeing: A Buddhist approach to resolving our economic and financial crisis
By Joel Magnuson
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-1894-1 £14.99 / US$24.00
The global financial system seems caught in a cycle of boom and bust, instability and scandal. Building on the classic works of E F Schumacher and other kindred spirits, Magnuson provides a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern and offers new possibilities for real change.
Housing politics in the United Kingdom: Power, planning and protest
By Brian Lund
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-2708-0 £24.99 / US$42.95
As housing moves up the UK political agenda, Brian Lund uses insights from public choice theory, the new institutionalism and social constructionism to explore the political processes involved in constructing and implementing housing policy and its political consequences.
Evidence-based policy making in the social sciences: Methods that matter
Edited by Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-2937-4 £26.99 / US$45.95
This valuable book offers a distinct and critical showcase of emerging forms of discovery for policy-making drawing on the insights of some of the world’s leading authorities in public policy analysis.
Transparency and the open society: Practical lessons for effective policy
By Roger Taylor and Tim Kelsey
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4473-2536-9 £23.99 / US$39.95
Using case studies from around the world, Transparency and the open society surveys the adoption of transparency globally, providing an essential framework for assessing its likely performance as a policy and the steps that can be taken to make it more effective.
