Capitalism in Contention: Business Leaders and Political Economy in Modern Britain

ISBN-13: 9780521582254 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 266 str.

Jonathan Boswell;James Peters

Opis

Capitalism in Contention examines the ideas of business leaders on political, economic and ethical issues in modern Britain. Drawing on hitherto unexplored records and wide-ranging interviews, the book sheds new light on the Wilson, Heath and Thatcher periods, the "mixed economy" and the "New Right," the peak representative organizations of business, and business relationships with government. This book will be of value to students and scholars of political economy, economic history and business, and all those interested in the influence of an important actor in modern political life.

Recenzje

'… a very detailed research study undertaken in scholarly depth … This book gives much food for thought. it is a highly original analysis of a much-overworked theme. Because of its new and detailed historical research content, and because of its overarching thrust of assessment, it has become a highly valued source for the analysis of business interests in the post-war period.' Review of Social Economy

Spis treści

1. Business social ideas in the making; 2. An adapted, moderated capitalism: the anatomy of revisionism; 3. Cooperation or conflict? Business and the Labour government, 1964–70; 4. Liberationist capitalism in the wilderness, 1960–75; 5. The peaks and precipices of revisionism, 1969–74; 6. Sytemic change in capitalism? The reconstructionists; 7. Turmoil, realignment and recovery: British business 1974–9; 8. Business and early Thatcherism; 9. New orthodoxy? Muffled dissent?; 10. The significance of business ideology.