'Revolutionary liberalism'? The philosophy and politics of ownership in the post-war Liberal party

British Politics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-187

  White, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital; Liberalism; Liberals; Ownership; Socialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549107792     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/bp.2008.35     Document Type: Article

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