The Legacy of the Crash

1. Introduction: The Political Challenges of Hard Times

1. Introduction: The Political Challenges of Hard Times
Terrence Casey

Part I. The Causes and Consequences of the Crash

2. Was there Ever an Anglo-American Model of Capitalism?
Wyn Grant

3. Capitalism, Crisis, and a Zombie Named TINA
Terrence Casey

4. A Tale of Two Cities: Financial Meltdown and the Atlantic Divide
David Coates, Kara Dickstein

5. Fiscal Policy Responses to the Economic Crisis in the UK and the US
Edward Ashbee

Part II. Post-Crash Political Trends

6. Divided in Victory? The Conservatives and the Republicans
Tim Bale, Robin Kolodny

7. The Crisis of Capitalism and the Downfall of the Left
Graham Wilson

8. Third Parties and Political Dynamics in the UK and the US
Arthur I. Cyr

9. Party Polarization and Ideology: Diverging Trends in Britain and the US
Nicol C. Rae, Juan S. Gil

10. Economics, Partisanship and Elections: Economic Voting in the 2010 UK Parliamentary and US Congressional Elections
Michael J. Brogan

Part III. The Shifting Ground of Public Policy

11. The Politics and Changing Political Economy of Health Care in the US and the UK
Alex Waddan

12. From 9/11 to 2011: The ‘War on Terror’ and the Onward March of Executive Power?
John E. Owens, Mark Shephard

13. The ‘War on Terror’ in Court: A Comparative Analysis of Judicial Empowerment
Richard J. Maiman

14. Conclusion: Anglo-American Politics in the Age of Austerity
Terrence Casey

Keywords: Economics, Public Administration, Finance, general, Comparative Politics, Electoral Politics, Political Science, US Politics