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The Labour Party and the Planned Economy, 1931-1951 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for The Labour Party and the Planned Economy, 1931-1951Presents an exploration of Labour's 1931 pledge to create a planned socialist economy and the reasons for its failure to do so.
Full description- Publisher: Royal Historical Society
- Published: 01 April 2003
- Format: Hardback 280 pages
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- Categories: Political Science & Theory | Political Parties | Economics | Economic Systems & Structures | British & Irish History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
- ISBN 13: 9780861932627 ISBN 10: 0861932625
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Full description for The Labour Party and the Planned Economy, 1931-1951
In the general election of 1931, the Labour Party campaigned on the slogan 'Plan or Perish'. The party's pledge to create a planned socialist economy was a novelty, and marked the rejection of the gradualist, evolutionary socialism to which Labour had adhered under the leadership of Ramsay MacDonald. Although heavily defeated in that election, Labour stuck to its commitment. The Attlee government came to power in 1945 determined to plan comprehensively. Yet, the aspiration to create a fully planned economy was not met. This book explores the origins and evolution of the promise, in order to explain why it was not fulfilled. RICHARD TOYE lectures in history at Homerton College, Cambridge.
