Democratic Socialism and Economic Policy: The Attlee Years, 1945–1951

ISBN-13: 9780521550956 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 346 str.

Jim Tomlinson (Brunel University)

Opis

This major new addition to Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History analyzes the economic policies of the Attlee Government, incorporating already published literature and much new research. It integrates the politics of economic policy-making with the economic arguments. It stresses the importance of the government's drive for efficiency, and strongly questions the claim that in building a "welfare state" the government neglected production. It is the first comprehensive account of the Attlee government's economic policies.

Recenzje

"In his book on the 1945 Labour government's economic policy, Jim Tomlinson makes a useful addition to an already large literature...Tomlinson has written a useful book that does full justice to the difficult situation within which Labour ministers acted. It will interest both the specialist who is already familiar with the main issues and students who are looking for a clear point of entry into a highly complex subject." Peter Weiler, International Labor & Working-Class History

Spis treści

List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Labour and the economy 1900–45; 2. Labour and the international economy I: Overall strategy; 3. Labour and the international economy II: The balance of payments; 4. Industrial modernisation; 5. Nationalisation; 6. Controls and planning; 7. The financial system; 8. Employment policy and the labour market; 9. Labour and the woman worker; 10. Towards a Keynesian policy; 11. The economics of the welfare state; 12. Equality versus efficiency?; 13. Conclusions: political obstacles to economic reform.