1st Edition
Intervention in the Mixed Economy The Evolution of British Industrial Policy 1964–72
Intervention in the Mixed Economy (1974) examines the problem of state intervention in mixed economies by analysing some of the most important aspects of British industrial policy of the early 1970s. The discussion concentrates on the private sector and focuses on the increase in intervention in the period and the process of implementing these policies.
1. The Growth of Intervention to 1964 Part 1. Industrial Policy Towards the Private Sector 1964–70 2. The Range of Policies 3. Features of Industrial Policy Part 2. The Industrial Reorganisation Corporation 4. The Scope of IRC Activity 5. Internal Organisation 6. Deciding Which Schemes to Support 7. Means of Implementing Policies 8. The IRC’s Impact on the Economy 9. The IRC’s Relationship with Whitehall 10. Independence and Accountability Part 3. The ‘Disengagement’ Experiment 1970–72 11. The Development of the Concept of ‘Disengagement’ 1960–70 12. The Attempt to Implement ‘Disengagement’ 13. ‘Disengagement’ and the Private Sector Part 4. Conclusions 14. Changes in Industry and Whitehall 15. The Reasons for Intervention 16. Problems Facing Policy Makers 17. The Continuous Search for Influence at the Level of the Firm
Biography
Stephen Young with A.V. Lowe
