The New Progressive Dilemma : Australia and Tony Blair's Legacy

The New Progressive Dilemma documents the international diffusion, ideological meaning and long-term political implications of the 'ideas' that informed the late twentieth-century revolution in thinking inside the British Labour Party - a revolution that had important antecedents in Australia. "After three eventful terms in office as Prime Minister, what will be Tony Blair's long-term legacy to politics? Using a detailed international comparison of Labourite politics, The New Progressive Dilemma proposes a disturbing future after New Labour. Based on interviews with key players in three countries, here is an intriguing account of the 'ideas' that underpinned Blairism. It looks, in particular, to the influence of events as they unfolded in Australia from the early 1980s."--BOOK JACKET Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-18 Startling Parallels....Pages 19-40 The Australian Story: 1983–1996....Pages 41-61 In From the Cold....Pages 62-86 Tradition(s) Betrayed?....Pages 87-109 Trojan Horse Socialism....Pages 110-126 Third Way Policy Journeys....Pages 127-151 Blair’s Public Realm....Pages 152-168 Heirs of Eternal Liberalism....Pages 169-185 Howard’s (Third) Way: 1996–2006....Pages 186-208 The New Progressive Dilemma....Pages 209-233 Back Matter....Pages 234-264