1st Edition

The Political Economy of Tolerable Survival

Edited By Maxwell Gaskin Copyright 1981
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

The Political Economy of Tolerable Survival (1981) deals with economic issues such as inflation and unemployment in their social and political context and attempts both to isolate and suggest solutions to the problems which confront society. Worsening economic conditions lead to social tensions which are potentially politically disruptive, and this book suggests a varied course of solutions to... Read more

Part 1. The Dimension of Tolerable Survival  1. The Political Economy of Tolerable Survival Maxwell Gaskin  2. Tolerable Survival and Politics David Marquand  3. Social Limits to Tolerable Survival David Reisman  Part 2. Issues of Tolerable Survival  4. The Political Economy of Inflation Colin Crouch  5. North Sea Oil: A Chance to Change? Colin Robinson  6. Locomotives, Convoys or What? – The International Adjustment Problem Patrick Minford  7. Technological Change and the Future Tom Stonier  8. Regional Development and the Changing Economy Edward Cunningham  9. Tolerable Survival in the City: The Realities for Urban Policy Duncan Maclennan  10. Community Development in Scotland: Promise and Problems Ian Carter  11. Occupational Change and Social Mobility in Scotland Since the First World War Geoff Payne, Graeme Ford and Marion Ulas

Biography

Maxwell Gaskin