Labour's high noon : the government and the economy 1945-51
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Labour's high noon : the government and the economy 1945-51
Lawrence & Wishart, 1993
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The Labour governments of 1945-51 are seen by many as the high point of Labour's popularity and enthusiasm for reform. The period also established the framework for the postwar consensus. This collection of essays looks at the economic record of the administrations of the Labour governments of 1945-51, critically evaluating the achievements and analyzing the extent to which decisions taken then affected later policy assumptions. The contributors cover a comprehensive range of issues: nationalization and planning; the relationship between the economy and foreign policy; Labour's attitude to race, empire and Europe; agriculture and the farmers' lobby; the nature of women's employment; the Scottish economy; the unions; and the education.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Economic policies: "From the ground up?" - the Labour government's and economic planning, Michael Cunningham
- Labour, Keynesianism and the Welfare State, John Foster
- commanding heights - the nationalization programme, Richard Saville
- coal - owned and managed on behalf of the people, Nina Fishman
- nothing less than a revolution? - Labour's agricultural policy, Malcolm Chase
- education and training for the workforce, Roger Fieldhouse. Part 2 Foreign policy and the economy: in search of El Dorado - Labour's colonial policy, John Callaghan
- Cold War - the economy and foreign policy, Fergus Carr
- a fateful decision? - Labour and the Schuman Plan, John Grahl. Part 3 The government, the economy and the workers: praetorians and proletarians - unions and industrial relations, Richard Hyman
- lessons from Scotland, Ken Alexander
- "The best of both worlds?" - women's employment in post-war Britain, Catherine Blackford
- "race" and immigration - Labour's hidden history 1945-51, Kenneth Lunn
- the changing mood of working people, Jim Mortimer
- afterword - what about Jerusalem?, Jim Fryth.
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