Political Pressure and Government Inaction |
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| Authors: | John Barnes |
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| Institution: | John Barnes iS a Lecturer in Government at the London School of Fxononucs and the author and co-author of several authon-tatwe works, most recently the standard bography of Stanley Baldwm, and co-edrtor ofthe dmnes of Leo Ameq He is also Chauman of the Educanon Commmee of Kent County Counul - effecttvely hfuustcr of Educanon of the largest county m England and Wales outude London -but writes here tn a pemnal capacny |
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| Abstract: | The origin of the decision to abandon the education voucher in 1983 can be found in objections to the scheme by Department of Education officials and political cold feet in the governing Party. John Barnes, Lecturer in Government of the London Schoof of Economics, now Vice-Chairman of Kent County Council, orgues that, with the requisite political will, these obstacles could have been overcome much sooner. |
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