The Public Good: The Public Good Issue 4 ("Soundings")

The purpose of this journal is to give a new direction and depth to a political, cultural and economic debate in Britain. It aims to explore the possibilities of a non-conservative order, and of the re-invention of the socialist tradition. Apart from the special launch edition, each issue deals in depth with a particular theme. The public sector, in its organization and definition, is an expression of a particular social settlement, which, in the UK, is currently being reconstituted. Choices are now being made which will influence both public and private sectors - and their intimate relationship with each other - well into the next century. This issue examines the nature of such choices, and takes a comparative look at other societies in transition. Contributors to this issue include Cynthia Cockburn, Will Hutton, Francie Lund, Maureen Macintosh (guest editor) and Pam Smith.