Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 444 g
ISBN: 978-0-333-71606-9
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.
Second revised edition of a study of the Conservative government of 1970-74 which discusses and attacks recent revisionist interpretations which exonerate Heath from culpability for the economic and industrial meltdown of 1972-74. Reveals the economic, political and electoral misjudgements of the Heath government.
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Acknowledgements - The Failure of the Heath Government: Introduction to the Second Edition - PART 1: INTRODUCTION - Electoral Victory and the 'Quiet Revolution' - PART 2: POLITICAL PRESSURE AND ECONOMIC POLICY - The Industrial Relations Act: Its Origins, Operation and Consequences - The U-Turn over Industry Policy - The 'N minus 1' Experiment and the Reaction to Rising Unemployment - The 'Heath Dilemma' and the Drift to Incomes Policy - The Operation of Stages I and II - Stage III, the Miners' Strike and the February 1974 Election - PART 3: CONCLUSIONS - Policy Reversals and Prime Ministerial Power - Policy Reversals and Contemporary Conservatism - PART 4: APPENDICES - Chronology - Select Bibliography - Index




