(5)Labour goverment economic policy criticism

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A level British History (Labour, Attlee 1945-51) Mind Map on (5)Labour goverment economic policy criticism, created by Marcus Danvers on 12/11/2013.
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(5)Labour goverment economic policy criticism
  1. Criticism of nationailation
    1. Financial and buisness guide lines were unduly restrictive lead to unrealstic princing policy
      1. "Non-believe" were appounted to the nationslised boards- busness leader and retired generals
        1. To easy for ministers to interfere
          1. Little coherent planning that relates the newly national industries to the economy as a whole
            1. Wage increase for less work
            2. Goverment planning
              1. Labour planning of the economy was largly a contine the physical and fincail control of war time
                1. Symulate export
                  1. To direct industry towards develpoment areas
                    1. To direct the use of vital raw materials
                  2. Criticism of goverment planning
                    1. there were no industry tardgets
                      1. The Treasy were doing "institional scepticism"
                        1. The goverment had keep the state work wage down to help exports but the TUC wanted "a wage policy" which morrison did not want
                          1. Lack of government will power over the issues, acnaccountable administratic mechanics
                            1. The idea of government planning does not sit well with labour due to the commitment to "democratic socalism" which would mean they would have to adopted more authitarian attituded
                            2. Dalton tax policy
                              1. He tax the rich more 97.7% tax at one point and took 2.5 million people out of tax
                                1. This restructing of tax was not enough to pay for labour plan a massive american loan, $3.75 billion at 2% was achieved but it came with a cach that the pound would be allowed to be unrestricted
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