Originally published in 1981, Automatic Poverty argues that Britain's economic decline is symptomatic of an advanced stage of industrialisation in which productive processes are increasingly mechanised, but output remains static.

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I 1. The Problem of Economic Growth 2. Social Consequences of the Problem Part II 3. Economic Policy 1964-70 4. Economic Policy 1970-9 5. The New Conservatism Part III 6. Social Policy 1964-70 7. Social Policy 1970-9 8. Social Control Part IV 9. The New Conservatives and Social Policy 10. Alternative Futures Notes Index