During the 1980s Britain became one of the world's most market-oriented economies, an approach which resulted in three severe recessions and a deepening degree of inequality. This book argues that a rebalancing of the economy will remain elusive until proactive policies are implemented at the corporate and industrial level.

Ciaran Driver is Professor of Economics, Department of Finance and Management, SOAS, University of London, UK. 
 
Paul Temple is a Reader in Economics at the University of Surrey, UK, with research interests in the economics of innovation, investment, and international trade.