Title: State and society in contemporary Britain : a critical introduction /
Authors: McLennan, Gregor; Held, David.; Hall, Stuart, 1932-
Publisher: Polity Press,
Year: 1984
Subjects: Great Britain Politics and government; Great Britain Economic policy; Great Britain Social policy.
Contents: The rise of the representative/interventionist state / Suart Hall -- State and economy in Second World War / Laurence Harris -- Economic intervention in the post-war economy / Grahame Thompson -- The state and health care / Christopher Pollitt -- "A conspiracy of silence" / Paddy Scannell -- Science, planning, and the state / Fred Steward and David Wield -- The family, regulation, and the public sphere / Mary McIntosh -- The contours of British politics / Gregor McLennan -- "Rolling back" the state? / Grahame Thompson -- Power and legitimacy in contemporary Britain / David Held.