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The State We're in: Why Britain is in Crisis and How to Overcome it

by Will Hutton · 1995

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An analysis of how Britain's economic, social and political arrangements have become out of date. The book also gives ideas of how these arrangements can be modernized.

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politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thiseconomicseconomicsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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