New Jerusalems

<p>First published in 1985. In the 1930s the Labour Party undertook a deliberate search for a viable economic programme to introduce a democratic socialism to Britain. Against the background of the economic turmoil of the period a group of young economists working for the party thrashed out the theoretical and practical implications of the Keynesian revolution the planning controversies and the new market socialism. <i>New Jerusalems </i>examines in detail this collective enterprise in economic policy-making. This title will be of great interest to scholars and students of political history. </p>