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  • The Impact of Recession

    On Industry, Employment and the Regions, 1976–1981

    by Alan R. Townsend ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Work & Society
    Rich industrialised countries entered the 1980s with unemployment higher than before the Second World War. Britain experienced the impact of recession more immediately and sharply; over one million factory jobs were lost. Originally published in 1983 and now reissued with a new Preface by the author, this book points to the industries, corporations and places in which job losses occurred between ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

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  • The Five Giants [New Edition]

    A Biography of the Welfare State

    by Nicholas Timmins ...
    A TIMES POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEARA LONGMAN/HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEARThe award-winning history of the British Welfare State –now fully revised and updated for the 21st Century.‘A masterpiece’ Sunday TimesGiant Want. Giant Disease. Giant Ignorance. Giant Squalor. Giant Idleness.These were the Five Giants that loomed over the post-war reconstruction... ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Blunders of Our Governments

    by Anthony King, Ivor Crewe ...
    Let us take a look back over three decades of outrageous political mishaps – with a new introduction from Sir Ivor Crewe covering Brexitblunder /ˈblʌndə(r)/, n.A gross mistake; an error due to stupidity or carelessness.There are a handful of cock-ups that we remember all too well, from the poll tax to the Millennium Dome. However, the list is longer than most of us realize – and it’s growing. With ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Enlightening the Constitutional Debate

    by Professor Alan Alexander et al, Professor Iain McLean et al ...
    This new book offers a comprehensive and factual view on the Scottish independence debate from some of the UK's leading academics. ... Read more

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  • Sins of the Father

    Tracing the Decisions that Shaped the Irish Economy

    by Conor McCabe ...
    The questions surrounding how the Irish economy was brought to the brink – who was to blame, and who should pay for these mistakes – have been rightly debated at length. But beyond this very legitimate exercise, there are deeper questions that need to be answered.These questions relate to why we made the decisions we did, not just in the last 10 years, but over the last 80. How did certain ... Read more

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  • Scotland's Future - your guide to an independent Scotland

    by The Scottish Government ...
    Scotland's referendum on 18 September 2014 is a choice between two futures. ... Read more

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  • Arguing for Independence

    Evidence, Risk and the Wicked Issues

    by Stephen Maxwell ...
    Series Book 8 - Viewpoints
    Shortlisted for 'Polemic of the Year' at The Paddy Power/Total Politics Political Book Awards 2013!Following an introductory chapter exploring why political argument deals in probability and plausibility across interdependent areas of social activity not certainty in individual areas, this book offers a case for independence under six main headings - the democratic case, the economic case, the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Just Taxes

    The Politics of Taxation in Britain, 1914–1979

    by Martin Daunton ...
    In 1914, taxation was about 10 per cent of GNP; by 1979, taxes had risen to almost half of the total national income, and contributed to the rise of Thatcher. Martin Daunton continues the story begun in Trusting Leviathan, offering an analysis of the politics of acceptance of huge tax rises after the First World War and asks why it did not provoke the same levels of discontent in Britain as it did ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Official History of Privatisation, Vol. II

    Popular Capitalism, 1987-97

    by David Parker ...
    Series series Government Official History Series
    This is Volume II of Professor Parker's authoritative Official History of Privatisation, covering the period from the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in 1987 to the election of Tony Blair in 1997.Volume II considers in detail several of the major privatisations, including those of airports, steel, water, electricity, coal and the railways, as well as a number of smaller ones. Each privatisation ... Read more

    $101.99 CAD

  • The State in New Zealand, 1840-198

    Socialism without Doctrines?

    by Michael Bassett ...
    In this innovative study Michael Bassett, historian and former politician, explores how and why the state became such an active and interventionist player in New Zealand life, developing, subsidising and regulating the economy and protecting citizens from the cradle to the grave. He looks in detail at the many schemes in which a paternalistic government became involved, especially the extensive ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Irish Economy—Past, Present, and Future

    Causes of Irish Economic Recessions and Solutions for Growth

    by André Hakizimana ...
    Irelands economic policies have not served it well in recent years, but not many people understand why the countrys people continue to suffer. Andr Hakizimana, a resident of Ireland who holds a masters degree in economics, examines the countrys economic policies and provides solutions for growth.This study does not intend to criticize Irish policy makers, but instead seeks to address the origins ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Decline of the British Motor Industry (Routledge Revivals)

    The Effects of Government Policy, 1945-79

    by Peter Dunnett ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1980, this book considers the British motor industry over the period between 1945 and 1979, analysing the ways in which the industry suffered a considerable decline in the post-war era, when compared to motor industries of other countries or to most other British industries.Rather than blaming labour and management, as has frequently been the case, the author argues that the ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD