Harold Wilson : premier ministre et chef du parti travailliste d'après les mémoires des travaillistes
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Abstract EN:
This thesis is a study of the political career of harold wilson during his tenure of the posts of leader of the labour party and prime minister. It is based on the memoirs of his colleagues and his advisors as well as those of wilson himself. It is divided up into four parts, dealing with specific periods in wilson's career. Part one studies the beginning of his political career leading up to his election as leader of the labour party, his election victory of 1964 and his first period in government. The second part analyses the 1966 election and its aftermath, covering wilson's and his government's economic and political problems up to the election of 1970. These include wilson's relations with his colleagues and the media, devaluation, the common market, incomes policy and industrial relations. The third part examines the internal problems the labour party experienced during its period in opposition following its election defeat of 1970. These were the issue of britain's membership of the common market and the rise of the left. Part four is an examination of wilson's return to power in 1974 and his final term as prime minister which he brought to an end in march 1976. It ends with a study of his colleagues' reactions to wilson's resignation and their assessments of him.
Abstract FR:
Cette these consiste en une etude de la carriere politique de harold wilson, en tant que chef du parti travailliste (1963-1976) et premier ministre (1964-1970 et 1974-1976). Elle est fondee sur les memoires des collegues et des conseillers de ce dernier ainsi que sur ceux de wilson lui-meme. Elle se divise en quatre parties, chacune d'elle consacree a une periode specifique de la carriere de wilson. La premiere partie analyse le debut de sa carriere politique, son election a la tete du parti travailliste, sa victoire electorale de 1964 ainsi que son premier mandat. La deuxieme partie traite des elections de 1966 et des difficultes economiques et politiques que wilson et son gouvernement connurent jusqu'en 1970, en particulier les tensions entre wilson et certains de ses collegues, le marche commun, la devaluation de la livre, la politique des revenus et celle des relations sociales. La defaite electorale de juin 1970, les luttes intestines au sujet de l'europe et la montee de la gauche au sein du parti travailliste pendant les quatre annees passees dans l'opposition font l'objet de la troisieme partie. La quatrieme partie etudie le retour au pouvoir de wilson a la suite des elections de 1974. Ainsi que les evenements qui precederent l'annonce de sa demission en mars 1976. Elle se termine par l'analyse des reactions des collegues de wilson a la nouvelle de sa demission et du bilan qu'ils firent de son action en tant que chef du parti travailliste et premier ministre.