Presenting a coherent interpretation of the development of economic and social policy in Britain since 1945, this book analyse the political assumptions underlying post-war economic policy.
Presenting a coherent interpretation of the development of economic and social policy in Britain since 1945, this book analyse the political assumptio...
Through developing an original analytical framework that, for the first time, systematically relates productive, market and financial variables, the authors are able to rewrite the history of the car business since Henry Ford.
Karel Williams teaches at the Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Manchester.
John Williams is Professor at the Department of Economics and Agricultural Economics, University of Wales at Aberystwyth.
Colin Haslam and Sukhdev Johal direct the Business Policy Group at the East London Business School, University of East London.
Through developing an original analytical framework that, for the first time, systematically relates productive, market and financial variables, th...
Through developing an original analytical framework that, for the first time, systematically relates productive, market and financial variables, the authors are able to rewrite the history of the car business since Henry Ford.
Through developing an original analytical framework that, for the first time, systematically relates productive, market and financial variables, t...
The editors have chosen substantial extracts to illustrate the major themes and ideas in Beveridge s writing over a period of more than four decades, ranging from his book Unemployment, published in 1909, to the Beveridge Report of 1942 and beyond. Sections cover his social philosophy; the crucial role he attributed to social insurance as a technique of welfare; his relation to economics; and the stress he placed on voluntary action in a free society. Each theme is introduced by a full editorial commentary which explains its place in Beveridge s thought, as well as outlining...
The editors have chosen substantial extracts to illustrate the major themes and ideas in Beveridge s writing over a period of more than four decade...
This book, first published in 1983, offers a new explanation for the poor performance of British manufacturing since 1950. Rather than invoke orthodox economic theory or general social factors, the book analyses four national conditions – enterprise control over the labour process; market structure and the composition of demand; the relation of manufacturing enterprise to financial institutions like banks and stock exchanges; and the relation of manufacturing enterprise to government.
This book, first published in 1983, offers a new explanation for the poor performance of British manufacturing since 1950. Rather than invoke ortho...
