Politics And The Mixed Economy

Roy Hattersley

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Abstract: Abstract Robust assertions of belief in the mixed economy are becoming fashionable again within some sections of the Labour Party. Simple statements of conviction made by sophisticated politicans are usually coded messages which, when they are deciphered, turn out to have complicated meanings. Thus generalised support for the mixed economy can veer between (1) indications of proper impatience with the view that an extension of public enterprise will, in itself, create a more equal or more prosperous society; (2) an attempt to express, in ideologically acceptable language, the passionate belief that freedom only flourishes and resources are only effectively employed if private capital is allowed to dominate the economy and, therefore, influence the life of the whole nation.

Keywords: Price Policy; National Interest; Public Ownership; Labour Party; Income Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07419-8_6

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