Act Now
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-8076-6 (ISBN)
An inspiring manifesto offering a radical vision for our political future.
We live in an age of crisis and decline. The right presents ‘solutions’ that only worsen the situation, driving a downward cycle in which desperation leads to despair. But the left is also to blame: progressive politicians have consistently failed to recognise both the urgency of people’s need and their receptiveness to new solutions.
In Act now, a team of leading researchers presents a compelling and achievable vision for a progressive future. They outline clear policies for welfare, health and social care, education, housing and more. Arguing for a rolling forwards of the state, they call for a new era of active citizenship and economic democracy, grounded in robust and resilient institutions.
Only a comprehensive and integrated approach, based on clear evidence of feasibility and popularity, can provide a pathway to the secure, democratic and prosperous Britain of tomorrow. This book is the blueprint. It calls on politicians, pundits and the British people to act now. -- .
Common Sense Policy Group is a collective of leading figures from academia, politics and industry who share a common belief in the need for pragmatic reform to end our era of crisis. The group includes Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, authors of The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, and Danny Dorling, author of Shattered Nation. -- .
Foreword by Rowan Williams
Introduction
Part I: The setting
1 What did Beveridge do for us?
2 What government should do
Part II: The policies
3 A social safety net
4 A Green New Deal
5 Public utilities
6 Health and social care
7 Healthy and flourishing children
8 A fairer education system
9 Housing
10 Transport and infrastructure
11 Democracy, power and security
Part III: Making it happen
12 A new economy with a fully costed and fully funded plan
13 Conclusion and a call to action
Index -- .
Erscheinungsdatum | 21.08.2024 |
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Zusatzinfo | 9 black & white illustrations |
Verlagsort | Manchester |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
ISBN-10 | 1-5261-8076-6 / 1526180766 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-8076-6 / 9781526180766 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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