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Professor Peter Hall of the Centre for European Studies at Harvard University talks to Grahame Thompson about his theory of the relationship of the State to economic policies. This is an amplificat...ion of his article reprinted in the course reader. The thesis is that economic policy is determined by the relative power of state, capital and labour. A comparison period between Britain, France and Germany in the post-war period shows that the Keynesian policies pursued in Britain were not followed in Germany with a powerful central bank, or in France with a strong centralized state and weak trades union organisation.
Professor Peter Hall of the Centre for European Studies at Harvard University talks to Grahame Thompson about his theory of the relationship of the State to economic policies. This is an amplificat...ion of his article reprinted in the course reader. The thesis is that economic policy is determined by the relative power of state, capital and labour. A comparison period between Britain, France and Germany in the post-war period shows that the Keynesian policies pursued in Britain were not followed in Germany with a powerful central bank, or in France with a strong centralized state and weak trades union organisation.
| Module code and title: | D209, State and society |
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| Item code: | D209; 04 |
| Recording date: | 08-05-1984 |
| First transmission date: | 10-06-1984 |
| Published: | 1984 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:22 |
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| Producer: | Clare Falkner |
| Contributors: | Peter Hall; Grahame Thompson |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Bundesbank; Capital; France; Germany; Incomes policy; Keynes; Labour; State intervention; Trade unions |
| Master spool number: | 952H759 |
| Production number: | 952H759 |
| Available to public: | no |
