Product Description: This study of the complicated disputes between 1945 and 1970 over the nationalisation of the British steel industry offers original insights into the distribution and exercise of power in a capitalist state. It examines in detail the ways in which the views of different classes and pressure groups in society were reflected in the history of steel nationalisation, and shows that the issue of nationalisation brought out inherent conflicts within the capitalist class...read more

Presents a concise introduction to the study of environmental politics, explaining the key concepts, conflicts, political systems and the practices of policy-making. This book examines a range of environmental problems and policy solutions within different nations and cultures. It also discusses the differences in environmental politics.