1st Edition
Planning, Politics and the State Political Foundations of Planning Thought
By Nicholas Low
Copyright 1991
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1990. John Maynard Keynes once made the bold prediction that the three- hour work day would prevail for his grandchildren's generation. Seventy years later, the question of working time is as pertinent as it was at the inception of the 40-hour week. Not until now, however, has there been a global comparative analysis of working time laws, policies and actual working hours.... Read more
1 Introduction Part 1 Planning practice and political theory 2 Planning practice 3 Political theory Part 2 Assenting theory 4 Max Weber and the rational state 5 Pluralism, the game and the rules 6 Neo-corporatism and the organic state 7 Neo-liberalism and the strong state Part 3 Dissenting theory 8 Neo-Marxist theory and the philosophy of praxis 9 Critical theory: state, politics and rationality 10 Political theory, the state and planning
Biography
Nicholas Low is a lecturer in urban politics at the School of Environmental Planning, the University of Melbourne, Australia.
