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Wrecking a Region

State Policies, Party Politics and Regional Change in North East England
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The impetus for this book came from the author's perception of and subsequent research into the dramatic changes taking place in his home region (N E England) for which he saw parallels in many industrialized countries. He saw new factories opening as collieries closed; railways being shut down as new roads were being built; town centres being pulled apart and then put together again in a totally different style. These changes were causing a transformation in the region and in the lives of its inhabitants. The author attempts to provide an account of why policies were formulated and implemented in the way they were, and to establish how they were implemented as well as to what effect - both intended and unintended.
Part I The changing politics of capital and labour and the growing involvement of the state with NE England. Part 2 Central government policies from the full employment era 1942-62 to the unemployment of 1975-83. Part 3 Nationalized industry policies (National Coal Board and British Steel Corporation). Part 4 Local government policies from full employment and a single fuel economy to recession and unemployment. Part 5 Understanding regional change and the limits to solving regional problems.
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