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British politics and European unity; parties, elites, and pressure groups

Title
British politics and European unity; parties, elites, and pressure groups [by] Robert J. Lieber.
Author
Lieber, Robert J., 1941-
Publication
Berkeley, University of California Press [1970]

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Description
ix, 317 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  • Pressure groups > Great Britain
  • Political parties > Great Britain
  • Pressure groups
  • 89.54 political influence
  • International economic integration
  • Political parties
  • Pressure groups
  • Europäische Integration
  • Buitenlandse politiek
  • Pressiegroepen
  • Europese integratie
  • Elite (Social sciences) > Great Britain
  • Great Britain
  • European integration
  • Groupes de pression > Grande-Bretagne
  • Partis politiques > Grande-Bretagne
  • Europe > Economic integration
  • United Kingdom
  • Europe
  • Great Britain
  • Großbritannien
  • Europe > Intégration économique
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 295-306.
Contents
Introduction. Corporatist politics in Britain ; Pressure gropus and European policy -- The contemporary historical record -- The free trade area. The sequence of events ; The Trade Union Congress ; The National Farmers' Union ; The Federation of British Industries ; Conclusion -- Pressure groups and the European Free Trade Association. Introduction ; The FBI and the origin of the EFTA ; The NFU and the negotiations for EFTA ; The TUC and the operation of EFTA ; Conclusion -- Pressure groups and the common market. The FBI, British business, and common market entry ; The TUC and approval of government policy ; The NFU and the terms of entry ; Conclusion -- The politics of European unity : FTA and EFTA. Basic party attitudes ; Europe as a non-politicized issue, 1956-60 ; Implications -- The common market I : third parties. A chronology of events : February 1960 to January 1963 ; Transition : from EFTA to the common market ; The role of labour ; Macmillan and the Conservative Party -- The common market II : the broader public. Promotional pressure groups ; The press ; Public opinion, polls, and by-elections ; Conclusion -- The Wilson government and the common market. The resumption of Europeanism ; Politicization : the indicators ; Politicization : the causes ; Politicization : the effects ; Conclusion -- Conclusion. The context of policy formulation ; Politicization and group influence.
ISBN
  • 0520016750
  • 9780520016750
LCCN
70104104
OCLC
  • ocm00100122
  • 100122
  • SCSB-197676
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library