Offshore island politics the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man in the twentieth century / David G. Kermode.

Author/creator Kermode, D. G.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLiverpool : Liverpool University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 415 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents Machine generated contents note: 1 ONE: INTRODUCTION -- 1 Offshore Island Politics -- 8 Major Themes and Periods -- 13 TWO: NINETEENTH-CENTURY BACKGROUND -- 13 The Myth of Home Rule 1866-1902 -- 21 An Unrepresentative Tynwald -- 26 The Foundations of a Welfare State -- 30 Government Support for the Manx Economy -- 33 Manx Finances at the Turn of the Century -- 39 THREE: THE RAGLAN ERA 1902-19 -- 39 Constitutional Conflict -- 57 The Elections of 1903, 1908 and 1913 -- 64 The Absence of Social Reform -- 70 The Protection and Promotion of Manx Economic Interests -- 75 Manx Finances 1900-19 -- 81 FOUR: THE INTERWAR YEARS 1919-39 -- 85 Limited Constitutional Progress -- 95 The Four Interwar Elections -- 106 Social Policy: Reform and Consolidation -- 118 The Changing Role of the State in the Manx Economy -- 124 Manx Finances 1919-39 -- 133 FIVE: WAR, SOCIALISM AND DEVOLUTION 1939-58 -- 136 The Devolution of Power -- 145 The Elections of 1946, 1951 and 1956 -- 156 The Welfare Revolution -- 166 Radical Change in the Economic Role of the State -- 173 Manx Finances 1939-58 -- 181 SIX: TOWARDS ISLAND SELF-GOVERNMENT 1958-81 -- 184 The Confirmation of Special Status -- 194 Towards Representative and Responsible Government -- 217 SEVEN: DEVOLUTION AND PUBLIC POLICY 1958-81 -- 217 The Elections of 1962, 1966, 1971 and 1976 -- 231 Expansion of the Welfare State -- 239 Increased State Intervention and Support for the Economy -- 255 Manx Finances 1958-81 -- 263 EIGHT: THE ADVENT OF MINISTERIAL GOVERNMENT 1981-2000 -- 266 Devolution in an International Context -- 278 Towards a More Democratic Tynwald? -- 282 The Transition to Ministerial Government -- 289 Executive Power and Political Accountability -- 309 NINE: TOWARDS A PROSPEROUS AND CARING SOCIETY 1981-2000 -- 309 The Elections of 1981, 1986, 1991 and 1996 -- 327 A Caring Society: the Persistence of the Welfare State -- 344 Public Investment for a Prosperous Society -- 359 Manx Finances 1981-2000 -- 369 TEN: CONCLUSION -- 369 Constitutional Status -- 372 Democracy and Policy Making -- 373 Increased State Intervention in Manx Society.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN0853237778
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