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The Third Way and Its Critics Book

The Left see it as a weak attempt to justify selling socialist principles down the river; the Right as a meaningless concept designed to obscure New Labour's theft of its clothes. It has often been easier to say what The Third Way is not--not socialism, not unfettered capitalism--than what it is. Now Anthony Giddens, an architect of the political philosophy and the man credited--at least by his publishers--with being Tony Blair's "guru", responds to critics who scorned his 1998 work, The Third Way. Giddens, director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, analyses but rejects the notion that The Third Way is merely post hoc justification for policies designed to appeal to the middle classes. He identifies six fundamentals: an acceptance that Left and Right no longer apply to all politics; that constraints are needed on government, the economy and communities of civil society; the creation of a new social contract in which there are responsibilities as well as rights; extensive social investment in education, communications and infrastructure; the fostering of a diversified society based on egalitarian principles; participation in global change. The Third Way and its Critics is an easy-to-read primer on the subject from the man who knows what he is talking about. Whether what he is talking about is more than light and mirrors, you'll have to decide for yourself.--Kim Fletcher Read More

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  • Amazon

    The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. In this book, the author responds to the critics.

  • ASDA

    The idea of finding a third way in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders in the US Europe Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. In this book the author responds to the critics.

  • Blackwell

    The idea of finding a a third waya in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism.

  • 0745624502
  • 9780745624501
  • Anthony Giddens
  • 16 February 2000
  • Polity Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 200
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