Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
The British Experience 1960-1976
Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Revivals
ISBN: 978-1-041-33424-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
First published in 1977, Planning and Politics examines Britain’s economic planning experiments during a period when the country’s seemingly intractable economic problems had become one of the major weaknesses of the western world. Since 1960, both Conservative and Labour governments carried out a series of experiments to plan the country’s affairs better and involve industry and trade unions in vital policy decisions. Despite limited domestic success, these experiments attracted significant international interest, establishing planning as a continuing feature of British national life.
Why did planning persist despite apparent failures? What went wrong with previous attempts, and what constitutional changes would result from planning instruments acquiring extra standing? Michael Shanks, without political affiliations but close to policymaking since 1960 as journalist, civil servant, industrialist, and director-general in the Common Market Commission, brings unique qualifications to this analysis.
His study for PEP assesses the roles of bodies such as the NEDC, TUC, CBI and IMF, establishing reasons for failure and recipes for future success. This objective and informed analysis poses challenging questions not only for Great Britain’s future but for the western world as a whole during this critical period of economic uncertainty.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword by Sir Montague Finniston Preface Introduction 1960–1964: Planning Under the Conservatives 1964–1966: Labour’s National Plan 1966–1972: Planning in the Doldrums 1972–1976: Return to Planning Planning: Lessons, Issues and Options Conclusion Appendices
