Legacy of the Crash
How the Financial Crisis Changed America and Britain
September 2008 saw the most spectacular financial crash since the Great Depression of
the 1930s. The crisis prompted record-breaking financial bail-outs in America and Britain.
The legacy is record government debt and low growth on both sides of the Atlantic, which
is profoundly reshaping society on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Legacy of the Crash brings together a stellar cast of contributors
including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson to provide a sophisticated account of how
the administrations are faring. They explore the impact of the crisis and assess how
political leaders in both countries have responded, whilst also looking at the challenges
of governing in the new 'age of austerity'
Table of Contents
The Political Challenges of Hard Times; T.Casey
PART I: COMPARATIVE RESPONSES TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Was there Ever an Anglo-Saxon Model of Capitalism?; W.Grant
Capitalism, Crisis, and a Zombie Named TINA; T.Casey
A Tale of Two Cities: Financial Meltdown and the Atlantic Divide; D.Coates &
K.Dickstein
Confronting the Economic Crisis: Fiscal Policy Responses in the United Kingdom and the
United States; E.Ashbee
Framing Economic and Fiscal Crisis: National Comparisons, International Markets, and
Unpopular Policies in Britain and the US; A.Howard
PART II: PARTIES, POLITICS, AND POLICIES IN AN AGE OF AUSTERITY
Divided in Victory: Conservatives and Republicans in the Cameron Era; T.Bale &
R.Kolodny
The Strange Death of New Democracy; G.Wilson
The Liberal Democrats and the Tea Party Movement in the 2010 Elections; A.I.Cyr
Party Polarization and Ideology in Britain and the United States: Convergence or
Divergence?; N.C.Rae & J.S.Gil
Economics, Partisanship, and Elections: A Comparative Review of Economic-Voting in the
2010 U.K. Parliamentary Elections and U.S. Congressional Elections; M.Brogan
The Politics and Political Economy of Health Care in the United States and the United
Kingdom; A.Wadden
The Impact of the 'War on Terror' on Executive-Legislative Relations in the UK and US: A
Comparative Analysis; M.Shephard &
J.E.Owens
The 'War on Terror' in Court: A Comparative Analysis of Judicial Empowerment; R.J.Maiman
Anglo-American Politics in the Age of Austerity; T.Casey
312 pages, Paperback