ERIC Number: EJ1043071
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Aug
Pages: 30
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Austerity and Modernisation, One Nation Labour--Localism, the Economy and Vocational Education and Training in England
Avis, James
Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, v12 n2 p225-254 Aug 2014
The paper addresses national and global questions concerned with neoliberalism, social democracy and social justice. It explores a number of themes that arise from the British Labour Party's policy review and its rebranding as One Nation Labour (ONL). In particular it addresses ONL's approach to the economy, localism and vocational education and training in England by drawing a comparison with the policies of the Coalition government and New Labour. It argues that the policies of ONL are by no means new with many of these found in New Labour and the Coalition. It is suggested that the aspirations of ONL to refashion social democracy for austere times is compromised by the inherent capitalist nature of the economy. This poses the question as to how far the interest in social justice can be furthered in such circumstances.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Neoliberalism, Democracy, Social Justice, Politics, Economics, Public Policy, Social Systems, Educational Policy
Institute for Education Policy Studies. University of Northampton, School of Education, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK. Tel: +44-1273-270943; e-mail: ieps@ieps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.jceps.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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