The Middle Way (Harold Macmillan book)

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Originally published 1938		Author Harold Macmillan
Similar MacMillan Diaries - 1957‑196, The Macmillan diaries, Thirteen Days

The Middle Way is a book on political philosophy written by Harold Macmillan (British Conservative Party politician and later prime minister of the United Kingdom). It was first published in 1938 (by Macmillan & Co, Ltd, London). It advocated a broadly centrist approach to the domestic and international problems of that time, and was written during a period when Macmillan was out of active office. He called for a programme of nationalisation at least as ambitious as then advocated by the Labour Party (UK).

Content

It is subtitled 'A Study of the Problems of Economic and Social Progress in a Free and Democratic Society' and is divided into 3 main sections

Part 1 The Needs

Ch I The Emergence of a New Doctrine Ch II Life and Liberty Ch III The End of Radical Reformism Ch IV Minimum Needs and Present Incomes Ch V Present Methods of Distribution Ch VI What Has to be Done

Part 2 The Methods

Ch VII Past Theories and Present Needs Ch VIII Public Enterprise & Private Combination Ch IX The Aims of Economic Policy in the Future Ch X Industrial Reconstruction Ch XI Finance Ch XII Foreign Trade Ch XIII Co-ordination

Part 3 The Benefits

Ch XIV The Minimum Wage Ch XV A Minimum for the Unemployed Ch XVI Public Utility Distribution Ch XVII Economic Security Ch XVII Freedom & Progress

References

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