British Conservatism [electronic resource] : the politics and philosophy of inequality / Peter Dorey.
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TextSeries: International library of political studies ; v. 33.Publication details: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, c2011Description: 1 online resource (275 p.)ISBN: 9780857718853 (electronic bk.); 0857718851 (electronic bk.); 9781845113520 (hbk.); 1845113527 (hbk.)Subject(s): Conservative Party (Great Britain) | Conservatism -- Great Britain | Equality | Great Britain -- Politics and government | Conservative Party (Great Britain) | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Political Science | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political PartiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: British Conservatism.DDC classification: 324.24104 LOC classification: JN1129.C7 | D67 2011ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost Summary: Defence of inequality has always been a core principle of the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Yet the Conservatives have enjoyed great electoral success in a British society marked by widespread inequalities of wealth and income. Peter Dorey here examines the intellectual and political arguments which Conservatives use to justify inequality. He also considers debates between Conservatives over how much inequality is desirable or acceptable.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-266) and index.
Defence of inequality has always been a core principle of the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Yet the Conservatives have enjoyed great electoral success in a British society marked by widespread inequalities of wealth and income. Peter Dorey here examines the intellectual and political arguments which Conservatives use to justify inequality. He also considers debates between Conservatives over how much inequality is desirable or acceptable.
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