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In 1977 Prime Minister James Callaghan and Liberal leader David
Steel struck a constitutional deal, by which the Labour government
could survive a vote of no confidence and get its business through
Parliament, while the Liberals gained access to the anterooms of
power. The Pact, a contemporaneous account of the hatching and
workings of the 'Lib-Lab' deal of 1977-8, is an invaluable
time-capsule of British politics but also a pointer to its future.
Coalition government has oft been scorned in Britain, since - as
Alistair Michie and Simon Hoggart note - the main parties regard
their opponents chiefly as 'targets off which points may be
scored'. But hung parliaments and inter-party deals, as revived in
May of 2010, may be back to stay. This new edition of The Pact, in
memory of its co-author Simon Hoggart (1946-2014), includes new
prefaces by David Steel, Roy Hattersley, and the journalist Stephen
Bush.
This open access book brings together leading international
scholars and policy-makers to explore the challenges and dilemmas
of globalization and governance in an era increasingly defined by
economic crises, widespread populism, retreating internationalism,
and a looming cold war between the United States and China. It
provides the diversity of views on those widely concerned topics
such as global governance, climate change, global health,
migration, S&T revolution, financial market, and sustainable
development. It is a truly unique book. Never before has such an
authoritative group of essayists come together to develop deep new
thinking about global governance that is relevant to current shared
global challenges. They express deep concerns about the
historically unprecedented upheavals in the world. They describe
the unparalleled turbulence that mankind is facing in the form of
multiple crises, any one of which has the potential to bring
civilization to its knees. The most obvious of these is the threat
posed by climate change. They spell out why these perils pose a
stark choice for the human race. They stress how any path that
leads to conflict increases the risk of catastrophe. In this
context, the common thread is that a consensus must be reached
about the future of our world. They have put forward many ideas and
potential new policies, reflecting their vision of what this
consensus should be and how it is the only way forward for the
human race.
This open access book brings together leading international
scholars and policy-makers to explore the challenges and dilemmas
of globalization and governance in an era increasingly defined by
economic crises, widespread populism, retreating internationalism,
and a looming cold war between the United States and China. It
provides the diversity of views on those widely concerned topics
such as global governance, climate change, global health,
migration, S&T revolution, financial market, and sustainable
development. It is a truly unique book. Never before has such an
authoritative group of essayists come together to develop deep new
thinking about global governance that is relevant to current shared
global challenges. They express deep concerns about the
historically unprecedented upheavals in the world. They describe
the unparalleled turbulence that mankind is facing in the form of
multiple crises, any one of which has the potential to bring
civilization to its knees. The most obvious of these is the threat
posed by climate change. They spell out why these perils pose a
stark choice for the human race. They stress how any path that
leads to conflict increases the risk of catastrophe. In this
context, the common thread is that a consensus must be reached
about the future of our world. They have put forward many ideas and
potential new policies, reflecting their vision of what this
consensus should be and how it is the only way forward for the
human race.
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