Commentary On "Third Way" Of The Britain Labour Party

In the year of 1997 or so, Tony Blair, leader of Britain Labour party, brought forward a new politics concept entitled " Third Way " which beyond " left " and " right " division of Capitalism traditional politics. After that, Blair propagandized it in many inter and multi-international occasions, thus many other European social democratic parties showed their interest or applause. Temporarily, it has sweeping impact. Theorists showed much attention to it. Scholars at home and abroad started the research on issues such as its basic content, related policy and forming backdrop, and gained some achievements on it. On the base of previous achievements, this dissertation systematically states the forming process, managing concepts and policy of it, study reasons of its emerging form many perspectives, make evaluation on the terms of its substance, effects, and also its position in European social democratic parties reforming by using the method of integration, comparison, induction.This dissertation consists of four parts as following:Part one explores the forming process of " Third way ". Although " Third way " put forward in 1997, it experiences a long process to act as modern theory and policy of Labour party. During 1950's, the rise of revisionism is the starting point of modernization of Labour party. During 1980's and 1990's, modern reform developed into a continuous process under the leadership of Kinnnock and Smith. Some thoughts have been growing up, such as the possession system, state and market. The late of 1990's, Blair got a breakthrough of modernization of Labour, party, further more popularized and practised it under the name of " Third way ".Part two states the managing concepts and policy of" Third way ". Since Labour party came into power, it carried through extensive reform based on " Third way ", which contained the follows: developing new-mixed economy balanced between intervention and laissez-faire, reforming financial and tax policy, propping up small and middle-small enterprises, promoting knowledge-oriented economy; composing the welfare policy,practicing welfare reform of major idea that " serve for those being able to work, insure for those not being able to work "; constructing a new type democratic country, implementing constitution of topic for devolution; canonizing the globe governance, putting forward " new internationalism ", emphasizing diplomacy of human right, carrying out all-round diplomacy.Part three analyses reasons of emerging of" Third way ". Since 1950's, Labour party confronted many crises. It was out of office 18 years continuously after the year of 1997. In order to gain power, Labour party sought for approaches of reform, thus " Third way "came out. At the same time, the winning of Thatherism in the whole period of 1980's, destroyed the old thoughts and organized foundation, reformed the Britain society profoundly, but it also had negative effects, which provided space for " Third way ". In 1990's, many changes took place, such as the upheaval in Soviet Union, the end of Cold War, the speed development of globalization and technology revolution. Contemporarily, these changes raised many problems unsolved by the traditional polity, and these problems also offered space for the emerging of" Third way ".Part four makes evaluation on " Third way ". Firstly, " Third way " reflects right deviation of Labour party, symbolizes the consensus politics of new round in the Britain, which is not equal to consistence politics. The essential distinction on terms of property and tradition between Labour party and Conservation party determines that Labour party can't turn into a new Neo-liberalism party. Secondly, " Third way " has good effects, especially in promoting economy. But due to the complexity of many issues and the pragmatism consideration of Labour party on many questions, there exists many question need to solve. Thirdly, in the reform of right-leaning property in the recent years, because of theorization, deep influence, more successful implement of " T...