The Modernisation of the Labour Party, 197997 – 9781526144423

The Modernisation of the Labour Party, 1979?97Author(s): Christopher Massey Format: Hardback Publisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 9781526144423, 978-1526144423 Synopsis This monograph recasts the modernisation of the Labour Party and sheds new light on Labour?s years in the wilderness between 1979 and 1997. The monograph uniquely traces the party?s major organisational changes across its eighteen years of opposition. Labour?s organisational modernisation in this period fundamentally altered the party?s internal structures, policy-making pathways and constitution. The study begins with an investigation into the scene inherited by Labour?s leadership in the early 1980s and examines Neil Kinnock?s quest for a stable majority on the party?s ruling National Executive Committee between 1983 and 1987. From this position the monograph surveys the major organisational changes of the Labour Party in their period of opposition: the Policy Review (1987?92), One Member, One Vote (1992?94), Clause IV (1995?96) and Partnership in Power (1996?97). Through a re-examination of Labour?s modernisation, in the light of new source material and extensive primary interviews, this research significantly contributes to the understanding of the rise of New Labour. — .

Optimization in Economic Theory – 9780198772101

Optimization in Economic Theory Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Avinash K. Dixit Format: Paperback Publisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 9780198772101, 978-0198772101 Synopsis * This is the new edition of a popular student textbook. The first edition was well-received. The author has made revisions and additions to enhance the book’s usefulness without destroying its distinctive character as a lucid, thorough, and readable text. It gives a broad treatment of optimization methods, building on simple economic theory and elementary linear algebra and calculus, and reinforcing each new mathematical idea by relating it to its economics application.