The qustion of approach; models of co-ordination - market co-ordination, co-ordination by hierarchy, network co-ordination, logics of co-ordination; the argument to come - the context, the economy, the society, the state. Part 1 The context: the initial character of the post-war international order - American power, growing prosperity; the restructuring of the post-war order - the decline of US economic power, the rise of new centres of economic power, growing economic interdependence, the collapse of the Cold War; the limits of Fordism. Part 2 The economy: the role and character of the post-war economy - the changing place of the UK in the world order, the post-war performance of the UK economy; the contemporary economy - the structure of the contemporary economy, ownership and control in the contemporary economy; production and consumption in the UK economy - production, consumption. Part 3 The society: the runners - sources of privilege and power, the existence of a propertied class; the run - class, ethnicity and gender; the running - Capitalist social life, the rule of law, the national interest, change and challenge in the dominant culture. Part 4 The state: the search for a world role of the post-war UK; the search for a prosperous economy - social democracy, neo-liberalism; the restructuring of the UK state; political allegiance and political culture - political attitudes, political loyalties. Part 5 Conclusion: the significance of Europe; the question of post-Fordism; the possibilities and character of UK economic revival; the changing structure of UK society; competing political projects; bibliography. Appendix: a note on the international system of states and economies.
