Tensions and contradictions left and right: The predictable disappointments of planning under New Labour in historical perspective

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-70

  Taylor, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; IDEOLOGY; LABOR POLICY; LABOR STANDARD; PLANNING METHOD;

EID: 70349742420     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697450902742155     Document Type: Article

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