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The Geography of Interwar Britain: The State and Uneven Development book cover

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The Geography of Interwar Britain The State and Uneven Development

By Stephen V. Ward Copyright 1988
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge
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As the first geographical study of interwar Britain, The Geography of Interwar Britain (originally published in 1988 and now with a new preface by the author) breaks new ground, incorporating original research and new interpretations of the work of historians and others within a geographical frame of reference. The central argument of the book is that the state in interwar Britain intensified... Read more

1. Uneven Development  2. State Intervention  3. Some Theoretical Questions  4. Defence Expenditure  5. Industry, Rationalisation and the State  6. The State and Labour: Strikes and Unemployment  7. Local State Intervention: Patterns and Processes  8. Case Studies of Local State Intervention  9. Towards Spatial Planning?  10. Conclusions 

Biography

Stephen V. Ward is widely known internationally for his work in the field of planning history. A founder member, in 1974, and former President of the International Planning History Society 1996–2002, he remains a member of its governing Council. He is also a former editor of the refereed journal Planning Perspectives and continues as a member of its Editorial Board. Over a career spanning almost 50 years, he has published extensively, mainly on historical matters relating to planning.

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