The British Coalition Government, 2010-2015 - A Marriage of Inconvenience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book examines the formation and operation of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government from May 2010 to May 2015. The authors outline the factors that enabled the union, including economic circumstances, parliamentary politics, the initially amicable relationship established between David Cameron and Nick Clegg, and the apparent ideological closeness of Conservative modernisers and Orange Book Liberal Democrats. The authors then analyse how these factors shaped the policy agenda pursued over the five years, including the issues of deficit reduction, public sector reform, and welfare reduction, before discussing the tensions that developed as a result of these decisions. Ultimately, relations between the coalition partners steadily became less amicable and more acrimonious, as mutual respect gave way to mutual recrimination.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Peter Dorey • Mark Garnett
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	311
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-02375-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Promotions
LSN:	1-137-02375-9
Barcode:	9781137023759

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