`This is a well structured, integrated text which addresses important questions concerning contemporary economic change in Britian....it will undoubtedly be used in a variety of higher education institutions.' - Geography
`Anybody looking for help in making sense of the massive changes at work in the economy and occupational structure in Britain over the past 15 years or so need look no further... in the best traditions of OU course materials there are lots of diagrams, tables and figures which are clearly explained and particularly well presented.' - Social Science Teacher