The developmental state in England: the role of the Treasury in industrial policy

Lee, Simon

Abstract

Does the UK still have an industrial strategy? How should we understand the renewed interest within government in industrial policy – and now its apparent reversal – in recent years? This collection of essay by leading academics and practitioners including Victoria Chick, Kate Bell, Simon Lee, Karel Williams, Susan Himmelweit, Laurie Macfarlane and Ron Martin – among many others– considers the effectiveness of recent industrial policies in addressing the UK’s economic malaise. In offering a broad political economy perspective on economic statecraft and development in the UK, the book focuses on the political and institutional foundations of industrial policy, the value of "foundational" economic practices, the challenge of greening capitalism and addressing regional inequalities, and the new financial and corporate governance structures required to radicalize industrial strategy.

Citation

Lee, S. (2021). The developmental state in England: the role of the Treasury in industrial policy. In C. Berry, J. Froud, & T. Barker (Eds.), The Political Economy of Industrial Strategy in the UK (39-47). Agenda Publishing

• Online Publication Date: Mar 25, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 25, 2021
• Deposit Date: May 4, 2022
• Publisher: Agenda Publishing
• Pages: 39-47
• Series Title: Building Progressive Alternatives
• Book Title: The Political Economy of Industrial Strategy in the UK
• Chapter Number: 3
• ISBN: 9781788213394 ; 9781788213400
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3949104
• Publisher URL: https://www.agendapub.com/books/130/the-political-economy-of-industrial-strategy-in-the-uk