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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788597303321

Titolo

Britain's economic miracle : myth or reality? / / edited by Nigel M. Healey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-134-89225-X

9786610321278

0-585-45220-2

0-203-41848-4

1-280-32127-X

1-134-89226-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HealeyNige

Disciplina

338.941

Soggetti

Great Britain History 20th century

Great Britain Economic policy 1979-1997

Great Britain Economic conditions 1979-1997

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; FROM KEYNESIAN DEMAND MANAGEMENT TO THATCHERISM; Competing perspectives on the macroeconomy; THE ECONOMY IN THE 1980's: A REVIEW OF THE DECADE; BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY; BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC RENAISSANCE; THE ECONOMY AFTER TEN YEARS: STRONGER OR WEAKER?; AN ASSESSMENT OF BRITAIN'S PRODUCTIVITY RECORD IN THE 1980's: HAS THERE BEEN A MIRACLE?; THE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT'S 'FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION': TEN YEARS WITHOUT CHEERS; Contemporary microeconomic issues

GOVERNMENT POLICY, TAXATION AND SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS PRIVATIZATION TEN YEARS ON: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ITS RATIONALE AND RESULTS; THE ECONOMICS OF TRADE UNION POWER; NEW FIRMS: THE KEY TO EMPLOYMENT CREATION?; REDISTRIBUTION UNDER CONSERVATISM: PAST AND FUTURE; THE 'NORTH-SOUTH



DIVIDE': HAS REGIONAL POLICY FAILED?; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recent years have witnessed radical changes in British economic policy. However, the recession of the early nineties has cast doubts about whether these were successful. The much heralded economic miracle is now much tarnished. This book offers a timely and comprehensive non-technical throughout it analyses the basis of policy making as well as discussing its impact on economic performance.