This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research selected by expert series editors and contextualised by new analysis from each author on how the specific field addressed has evolved. The book features contributions on the development of banking regulation in Scotland, the role of commercial banking on the functioning of the British corporate economy, the impact of British monetary policy on small firm growth, and the politics of corporate governance. Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis that will be valuable reading across the social sciences

Gives a definition of globalization, examines its impact on labour markets and speculates on future developments.

The contemporary debate on economic policy is dominated by the issue of 'which model of capitalism works best'.

The authors argue for constitutional reform which would facilitate British citizens' effective participation in the making of the decisions that set the basic pattern of their collective life. They assert that this failure of the British Constitution is unacceptable.

This work provides a systematic assessment and evaluation of the modernization of the British Labour Party in light of its landslide victory in 1997. It also represents an attempt to locate Labour's modernization in terms of the distincitive political economy of contemporary British capitalism and the impact of globalization, the evolution and transformation of the British State in the post-war period, the legacy of Thatcherism, and the specifics of electoral strategy and competition in contemporary Britain.

Comprises 12 papers on the competitiveness aspects of corporate governance and the implications for long-term profitability and productivity. Considers the interests of different stakeholders (shareholders, employees, customers, the community, suppliers and financiers) and examines the effects of supplier relationships and workers involvement on corporate performance.