Publisher's Synopsis
This re-appraisal of the post-war Labour Government in Britain concentrates on the economic, social and political factors that fashioned policy formation and implementation. Previous books have explored the character and scope of Labour's achievements or debated Labour's socialist credentials but have given less consideration to the pattern of constraints which the government operated. Using a range of sources, some largely untouched by previous historians, the contributors provide an analysis of a period that marked a watershed in Britain's political history.
