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The Third Way has been criticised for its lack of a distinctive economic policy. This paper develops a set of policy interventions consistent with both economic efficiency and social solidarity.

Corruption by office holders in eighteenth‐century British institutions, from state to local level, played an instrumental role in the emergence of modern bureaucracy, and the development of accountable, professionalized systems of administration. Due to the similarities between the institutional culture of eighteenth‐century Britain and those within many contemporary developing societies, social scientists have also sought to draw lessons from Britain's historical experience of corruption. Yet little is known about the extent, impact, and causes of corruption by eighteenth‐century office holders. This article presents the first detailed research into the topic. It utilises the rich administrative and financial records associated with the institution charged with funding and undertaking the maintenance of London Bridge—the Bridge House—to conduct a systematic qualitative and quantitative study of corruption by office holders. The article identifies an ingrained culture of corruption amongst Bridge House officers, and provides quantitative evidence of the substantial impact corruption had on the organization's finances. However, contrary to existing studies on corruption, this article concludes that, although extensive and significant, corruption did not perform a functional role in the context of this institution. The article also provides a methodology and comparator for future studies into this topic.

Examines challenges to parliamentary democracy, including citizen distrust in government's ability to solve problems; prospects and policy options.

ABSTRACT:Between the Glorious Revolution and the mid-eighteenth century the governance of the Corporation of London was transformed from an oligarchy of aldermen to a 'rate payer's democracy'. Previous analyses of this transformation have produced a contradictory picture of how and why this shift in governance occurred. By analysing the Corporation's progress to democracy from an administrative perspective, this article argues that this process was more evolutionary in nature than has previously been suggested.

This article explores the political philosophy known as the Third Way, & its approach to the welfare state. Third Way ideas are seen as a response by social democrats to the global social & economic changes impacting on traditional welfare states. Attention is drawn both to the views of prominent British Third Way advocates such as Tony Blair & Anthony Giddens, & to the campaign by maverick Labor MP Mark Latham in Australia. An analysis of both the positives & limitations of Latham's views & their impact on the Labor Party's welfare policy debate is provided. 78 References. Adapted from the source document.

A review of the literature revealed that while numerous studies exist relative to the self concept, no study was found that addressed itself specifically to the relationship and relative contribution to the self concept of aspirations, expectations and achievements. The ref ore. this study was launched addressing itself to the question, "Are aspirations. expectations and achievements related to the construct of self concept?", "to what extent are they related when considered as individual variables. in combinations or as a totality?" The FitzGibbon Rating Scale (FRS) was used as the criterion variable. FRS scores were gathered by classroom teachers experienced with the FRS and upon whom interrator reliability data had been gathered. Data on aspirations. expectations. and achievements were gathered via a game especially designed for this study. Subjects (Ss) were 40 girls and 47 boys (N=87) enrolled in the Edith Bowen Teacher Education Laboratory School for the school year 1972-73 in grades 4, 5, and 6 at Utah State University. Results: Hypothesis 1a. the correlation between the FRS self concept scores a:.:d level of aspiration scores, was accepted in its null form. Hypothesis 1b. the correlation between the FRS self concept scores and level of expectation scores. was accepted in its null form. Hypothesis 1c, the correlation between the FRS self concept scores and level of achievement scores. was accepted in its null form. Hypothesis 2b, the correlation between the FRS self concept scores and the interrelationship scores between levels of aspiration, achievement and expectation, was accepted in its null form. Hypothesis 3. the correlation between the FRS self concept scores and the sum of the interrelationship scores among levels of aspiration, achievement and expectation, was accepted in its null form. Hypotheses 4 and 5 having to do with percent of successes and its relationship to the FRS were rejected. Hypotheses 2a, dealing with the aspiration-achievement interrelationship and its relationship to the FRS was rejected in its null form. It was the only variable studied that showed a positive significant relationship to the FRS self concept.