The British Economy Since 1945: Economic Policy and Performance, 1945-90 (Making contemporary Britain)

by C A I R N C R O S S (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $5.95

  In this text, Sir Alec Cairncross provides an overview and analysis of British economic policy and performance from 1945 to the present. The book takes a chronological approach, introducing this history with an account of changing ideas on economic policy and performance, discussing key concepts including economic planning, demand management, inflation and monetarism. The book also provides chapter-by-chapter guides to further reading, a chronology of the main economic events of the period, and a guide to the key figures in post-war economic policy. The British Economy Since 1945 is aimed at students of post-war British economic history, political science and public administration - as well as economics students focusing on the British economy. In addition it provides the general reader with an easily accessible guide to the subject.