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A Break from the Past: The Labor Party and the Political Economy of Keynesia Social Democracy.

Authors :
Battin, Tim
Source :
Australian Journal of Political Science; Jul93, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p221-241, 21p
Publication Year :
1993

Abstract

Arguments about the nature of the Australian Labor Party have been somewhat revived over the past few years. Those who argue that there has been a fundamental break with Labor tradition are criticised from both the right of the labour movement and the Marxist left. Both, interestingly, argue that to see the Hawke-Keating years as too distinct is to misread history. Both schools of thought argue that those who defend a Labor tradition which is fundamentally different from contemporary Labor are glorifying the past. This paper gives an account of Keynesian social democracy, and employs a comparative case study of economic debate in the 1940s and 1980s, in order to argue that there has indeed been a fundamental change in Labor's approach to political economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10361146
Volume :
28
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Australian Journal of Political Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27566192
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00323269308402238