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The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality
'...in this clear and informed history of the 1974-79 government, Holmes shows how Labour's aspirations constantly encountered the practical limits of economic management.' Times Higher Education Supplement '...lucid and well-documented account.' British Book News '...Dr Holmes is perceptive and fair in his assessment of the leading personalities.' Samuel Brittan, Financial Times.
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The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality
'...in this clear and informed history of the 1974-79 government, Holmes shows how Labour's aspirations constantly encountered the practical limits of economic management.' Times Higher Education Supplement '...lucid and well-documented account.' British Book News '...Dr Holmes is perceptive and fair in his assessment of the leading personalities.' Samuel Brittan, Financial Times.
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The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality

The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality

by Martin Holmes
The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality

The Labour Government, 1974-79: Political Aims and Economic Reality

by Martin Holmes

Overview

'...in this clear and informed history of the 1974-79 government, Holmes shows how Labour's aspirations constantly encountered the practical limits of economic management.' Times Higher Education Supplement '...lucid and well-documented account.' British Book News '...Dr Holmes is perceptive and fair in his assessment of the leading personalities.' Samuel Brittan, Financial Times.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780333428207
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 06/18/1987
Edition description: 1985
Pages: 213
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - The Short Parliament - The Fall of the Social Contract - Labour's Industrial Strategy - Wilson's Last Months - The IMF Crisis - Callaghan's New Dawn? - The Missed Opportunity - The Winter of Discontent - The 1979 General Election - Concluding Thoughts - Notes and References - Select Bibliography - Index
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