Michael Young : Social Entrepreneur
, by Asa BriggsNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780333750230 | 0333750233
- Cover: Trade Book
- Copyright: 8/18/2001
Michael Young is one of the key figures in British 20th-century history. Focusing on family, community, and social change, he has cascaded ideas, in the process coining new words, like "meritocracy." He has also initiated or played a major role in creating new and well-known organizations, including the Consumers' Association and the Open University. In 1945 he drafted the Labour Party's successful election manifestoLet us Face the Future; in 1965 he was the first Chairman of the new Social Science Research Council.