Democratic socialism and economic policy : the Attlee years, 1945-1951 / Jim Tomlinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomlinson, Jim, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in modern economic history ; 3.

Cambridge studies in modern economic history ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labour Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century.

Labour Party (Great Britain).

Socialism--Great Britain--20th century.

Socialism.

Great Britain--Economic policy--1945-1964.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--1945-1964.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 331 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Democratic Socialism & Economic Policy

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This major study analyses the economic policies of the Attlee government, both international and domestic, in the light of Labour's issues and doctrines about the economy. Jim Tomlinson highlights the concern of the government with issues of industrial efficiency, and how this concern pervaded all areas of economic policy. He focuses on the economic aspects of the creation of the welfare state, and how efficiency concerns led to a great deal of austerity in the design of welfare provision. In addition, Tomlinson offers detailed discussion of the labour market in this period, both the attempts to 'plan' that market and the tensions in the policies created by attempts to attract more women into paid work. Students, professional historians and even politicians will greatly benefit from this broad-based reappraisal of a crucial era.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Labour and the economy 1900-1945

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. financial system

8. Employment policy and the labour market

9. Labour and the woman worker

10. Towards a Keynesian policy?

11. economics of the welfare state

12. Equality versus efficiency

13. Conclusions: political obstacles to economic reform.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-59946-3