Glen O'Hara
Governing Post-War Britain
The Paradoxes of Progress, 1951-1973
Gebonden Engels 2012 9780230230569Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
Glen O'Hara draws a compelling picture of Second World War Britain by investigating relations between people and government: the electorate's rising expectations and demands for universally-available social services, the increasing complexity of the new solutions to these needs, and mounting frustration with both among both governors and governed.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230230569
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements List of Charts and Tables Introduction: Progress and its Paradoxes PART I: IDEAS FROM 'THE OUTSIDE' The Use and Abuse of Foreign Archetypes in British Economic Policy Archetype, Example or Warning? British Views of Scandinavia PART II: SLIDING AWAY FROM STABILITY President Kennedy, Prime Minister Macmillan and the Gold Market, 1961-63 President Johnson, Prime Minister Wilson and the Slow Collapse of Equilibrium, 1964-68 PART III: GOVERNING BRITAIN The Creation and Early Work of the Parliamentary 'Ombudsman' Sir Alec Cairncross and the Art and Craft of Economic Advice, 1961-69 'An All Over Expansion': The Politics of the Land in 'Golden Age' Britain PART IV: EDUCATING THE NATION Planning the Education System in the Post-War Era Slum Schools, Civil Servants and Sociology: Educational Priority Areas, 1967-72 Conclusion: Strange Triumphs? Bibliography Index
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan