Britain in decline : economic policy, political strategy and the British state

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Britain in decline : economic policy, political strategy and the British state

Andrew Gamble

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1994

4th ed

  • : uk : hard
  • : uk : pbk
  • : us

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Includes bibliographical references and index

On jacket: Revised and updated

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Volume

: uk : hard ISBN 9780333614402

Description

Review comments on previous editions '...a highly readable, stimulating book.' - New Society '...an important socialist contribution to the now fevered debate on Britain's long economic decline.' - History Workshop For a hundred years, Britain's decline as a great power has gone hand in hand with the relative decline of the British economy. Andrew Gamble's much acclaimed book provides a historical account of Britain's rise and fall and a succinct introduction to the main explanations of decline and political strategies for reversing it. The fourth edition has been updated throughout and a new concluding chapter assesses the state of debate and of the British economy after the Thatcher decade.

Table of Contents

Introduction - PART 1: DECLINE - The Hundred Years Decline - PART 2: HISTORY - The World Island - The Unfinished Revolution - PART 3: STRATEGY - Managing Social Democracy - The Sovereign Market - The Enterprise State - Decline: Mirage or Reality?
Volume

: uk : pbk ISBN 9780333614419

Description

For a hundred years, Britain's decline as a great power has gone hand in hand with the relative decline of the British economy. Andrew Gamble's much acclaimed book provides a historical account of Britain's rise and fall and a succinct introduction to the main explanations of decline and political strategies for reversing it. The fourth edition has been updated throughout and a new concluding chapter assesses the state of debate and of the British economy after the Thatcher decade.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- PART 1: DECLINE.- The Hundred Years Decline.- PART 2: HISTORY.- The World Island.- The Unfinished Revolution.- PART 3: STRATEGY.- Managing Social Democracy.- The Sovereign Market.- The Enterprise.- State Decline: Mirage or Reality?.

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