tailieunhanh - The Labour Party and Taxation Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain

This is a political history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979: an epilogue brings the story up to the present, surveying New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. Richard Whiting's broad-ranging, lucid and readable study examines how Labour used tax to further its political aims of funding welfare, managing the economy, promoting fairness and achieving greater equality. Whiting also shows the limits of Labour's ability to achieve a more equal society in this way, assesses the ability and standing of key ®gures in the labour movement, and delineates the problems caused by the political role of the trade unions. This study provides an original perspective on Labour's. | The Labour Party and Taxation Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain Richard Whiting CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The Labour Party and Taxation Party Identity and Political Purpose in Twentieth-Century Britain This is a political history of Labour s use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979 an epilogue brings the story up to the present surveying New Labour s tax policies and dilemmas. Richard Whiting s broad-ranging lucid and readable study examines how Labour used tax to further its political aims of funding welfare managing the economy promoting fairness and achieving greater equality. Whiting also shows the limits of Labour s ability to achieve a more equal society in this way assesses the ability and standing of key gures in the labour movement and delineates the problems caused by the political role of the trade unions. This study provides an original perspective on Labour s history and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain more generally. RICHARD WHITING is a senior lecturer in modern history at Leeds University. His earlier publications include The Boundaries of the State in Modern Britain with S. J. D. Green 1996 Oxford Studies in the History of a University Town since 1800 1993 and The View from Cowley. The Impact of Industrialization on Oxford 1918 1939 1983 . This page intentionally left .