Schlagwort: Post-War Upswing
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Lynn Walsh: Strangulation of Free Trade Marks End of Boom
[Militant No. 580, 4 December 1981 p. 8 and 9] By Lynn Walsh The expansion and liberalisation of world trade was a vital factor in the long post-war boom of Western capitalism. Without it, the enormous upswing could not have developed to the extent it did. Nor could it have been prolonged for over three…
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Lynn Walsh: The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State
[Militant No. 1252, 10 November 1995, p. 8 and 9] „Politicians of all hues now agree we can no longer afford the welfare state,“ proclaimed a recent Guardian headline (18 September). The growth of the social security budget is „unsustainable“, claims Peter Lilley, Tory Social Security Secretary. Lynn Walsh looks at – The Rise and…