There is a Better Way
John Grieve-Smith
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Description for There is a Better Way
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
In this critical account of New Labour's economic and welfare policies in their first two terms in office, John Grieve Smith suggests that, far from pursuing any radical new agenda, they have been actively consolidating the Thatcherite Revolution. If Labour is to offer a genuine alternative to the Tories, and achieve its long standing objective of a fairer society, radical developments in policy are needed. John Grieve Smith discusses the policies needed to ensure expansion and full employment here and in the rest of the European Union. He examines the whittling away of pensions and other social security benefits, and ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843311539
SKU
V9781843311539
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99-15
About John Grieve-Smith
John Grieve Smith is a Cambridge economist with wide experience of government and history. He has worked in the Cabinet Office, the Treasury, as an Under-Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and then as Director of Planning in the British Steel Corporation. He is a fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge.
Reviews for There is a Better Way
'An outstanding critique of New Labour's economic and social policies.' —William Keegan, Economics Editor and Associate Editor, 'The Observer'