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    The Development of Underdevelopment by Andrew Gunder Frank - A book Summary In his writing regarding underdevelopment of development‚ Andrew Gunder Frank has tried to illustrate the history of the development‚ underdevelopment‚ and the evolution of dependency to a world system theory. Finally he has come up with some alternatives and has tried to elaborate the new dualism and the recent movements in the world. According to Frank‚ development thinking emerged as an instrument of post war American

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    appears. The ‘Spatial leadership’ that the Prime Minister now adopts also gives us this impression. Prime Ministers now distance themselves from parties and government and develop their own ideologies. Examples of this include Blairism and Thatcherism (class notes). In times of distress in the country the people often turn to the Prime Minister in search of a solution. They PM tends

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    From 1997 to 2005 conservative party lost three general elections in a row. David Cameron has introduced much reform into the Conservative Party since his ascension into power of the Conservative Party‚ in December 2005. He has‚ in many ways‚ modernised the Party‚ and has introduced measures that are so wide reaching‚ that his brand of Conservatism has a name‚ Social Conservatism. Conservative

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    This essay shall critically comment on two quotations. The first quote is by Margaret Thatcher who said: “There is no such thing as society‚ only individuals and their families” and the second quote is by David Cameron who said: “There is such thing as society: it’s just not the same as the state” To critically comment on these quotes that were stated in a political setting‚ references shall be made to the political ideologies the subjects held and the context they appeared in will be analyzed

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    (Original source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/29/cool-britannia-g20-blair-brown/print) Stryker McGuire The Observer‚ Sunday 29 March 2009 This time I’ve come to bury Cool Britannia American journalist Stryker McGuire wrote the magazine article that initiated the ’Cool Britannia’ phenomenon in 1996. Back then‚ the City was the engine of our prosperity‚ British music‚ nightlife‚ art and fashion were the best in the world‚ and a young‚ dynamic Tony Blair was about to topple the Tories

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    The purpose of this essay is to determine whether welfare reform since 1997 has been determined more by ideology or pragmatism. This essay offers a summary of public pronouncements made by some of New Labour’s leading thinkers in the years before they took office in order to then delve into the motivations behind them. While the focus on welfare reforms undertaken since 1997 rests with the Labour government’s policy toward the NHS‚ the essay establishes that there is a great deal of evidence to

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    T. (2002) ‘The Ideological Composition of the Parliamentary Conservative Party 1992-97’‚ British Journal of Politics and International Relations‚ 4 (2): 299-324. Jessop‚ B.‚ Bonnett‚ K.‚ Bromley‚ S. and Ling‚ T. (1988) Thatcherism‚ Cambridge: Polity. Kavanagh‚ D. (1987) Thatcherism and British Politics‚ Oxford: Oxford University Press. Lister‚ R. and Bennett‚ F. (2010) ‘The New “Champion of Progressive Ideas”? Cameron’s Conservative Party: Poverty‚ Family Policy and Welfare Reform’‚ Renewal‚ (1-2):

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    an unequivocal political success for the Government. Indeed‚ the Falklands episode is often regarded Thatcher’s turning point; saving her unpopular administration‚ facilitating her 1983 election victory and paving the way for ten more years of Thatcherism – which was to leave a lasting legacy.

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    chosen to develop the class system to emphasise the change it has undergone since the war ended. The Accrington Pals is a modern novel‚ first performed in 1982. As well as portraying the political views of the time‚ there are also echoes of Thatcherism. Whelan shows this conservative ideology through the character of May. May is a working-class stall owner who aspires to be middle-class and has middle-class ideals “they’re just waiting to see you stumble‚ slip back and be as they are. In the end

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    Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Labour in power 1945-1951 1234- landslide victory re-entering peacetime labour’s achievements: economic- political- social Loss of the 1951 general election 1- Landslide victory: 1918‚ one year after the Bolshevik revolution –Clause IV- ‚ people made rules interpreted as social programs. The labour Party formed a national government in 1924‚ with equality with the liberated lasted 9

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