The Middle Way

"The Middle Way" is a book on political philosophy written by Harold Macmillan and 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.

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 Uemployed:Ch XVI Public Utility Distribution:Ch XVII Economic Security:Ch XVII Freedom & Progress

References

MacMillan H (1978) "The Middle Way", EP Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0 7158 1333 1