Intervention in the Mixed Economy
The Evolution of British Industrial Policy 1964-72
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 21. November 2025
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-1-041-12965-3 (ISBN)
Description
Intervention in the Mixed Economy (1974) examines the problem of state intervention in mixed economies by analysing some of the most important aspects of British industrial policy of the early 1970s. The discussion concentrates on the private sector and focuses on the increase in intervention in the period and the process of implementing these policies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
Academic, Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-12965-3 (9781041129653)
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Stephen Young | A.V. Lowe
Intervention in the Mixed Economy
The Evolution of British Industrial Policy 1964-72
E-Book
11/2025
Routledge
€73.99
Available for download
Stephen Young | A.V. Lowe
Intervention in the Mixed Economy
The Evolution of British Industrial Policy 1964-72
E-Book
11/2025
Routledge
€73.99
Available for download
Persons
Stephen Young is a Canadian writer and judo instructor whose speculative fiction explores the quiet tensions between the ordinary and the uncanny. His short stories "Till We Meet Again" and "Flytrap" appear in this collection. When not writing or teaching, he works as a 911 operator and occasionally remembers to sleep.
Content
1. The Growth of Intervention to 1964 Part 1. Industrial Policy Towards the Private Sector 1964-70 2. The Range of Policies 3. Features of Industrial Policy Part 2. The Industrial Reorganisation Corporation 4. The Scope of IRC Activity 5. Internal Organisation 6. Deciding Which Schemes to Support 7. Means of Implementing Policies 8. The IRC's Impact on the Economy 9. The IRC's Relationship with Whitehall 10. Independence and Accountability Part 3. The 'Disengagement' Experiment 1970-72 11. The Development of the Concept of 'Disengagement' 1960-70 12. The Attempt to Implement 'Disengagement' 13. 'Disengagement' and the Private Sector Part 4. Conclusions 14. Changes in Industry and Whitehall 15. The Reasons for Intervention 16. Problems Facing Policy Makers 17. The Continuous Search for Influence at the Level of the Firm