British Public Policy 1776-1939: An Economic, Social and Political Perspective

by Sydney Checkland

Book Overview

The evolution of British public policy through the industrial revolution, the Victorian age and the inter-war years to 1939 is an essential element of British history. It is also a necessary preliminary to the understanding of today's policy choices as they confront governments. It has not previously been viewed as a totality, embodying the economic aspects, both macro and micro, together with social and welfare provision and the patterns of ideas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521270863
• ISBN13: 9780521270861
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"