After the coalition: towards a transformation or consolidation of British capitalism?

Lavery, S. (2018) After the coalition: towards a transformation or consolidation of British capitalism? In: British Capitalism After the Crisis. Series: Building a sustainable political economy: SPERI research & policy. Springer, pp. 183-215. ISBN 9783030040468 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-04046-8_7)

Abstract

In the decade following the 2008 crisis, a populist insurgency engulfed the advanced capitalist world. Britain embodies a pivotal sphere within this wider global reconfiguration. Three core developments reshaped British politics in the two years after the Coalition: the rise of Brexit, the May government and Corbynism. Each of these political forms of course has its own history and future trajectory. But each also embodies a distinctive form of ‘post-crisis British politics’ in the sense that each emerged out of the post-crisis context and each pledged, in different ways, to initiate a far-reaching programme of social and economic reform. Whether these post-crisis reconfigurations will ultimately bring about a transformation or a consolidation of British capitalism remains an open question.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Additional Information: Print ISBN: 9783030040451
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lavery, Dr Scott
• Authors: Lavery, S.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Economic and Social History
• Publisher: Springer
• ISBN: 9783030040468

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