LEADER 03908oam 2200733I 450 001 9910450422203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-77116-9 010 $a1-280-03745-8 010 $a0-203-16383-4 010 $a0-203-11602-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203116029 035 $a(CKB)1000000000248237 035 $a(EBL)177517 035 $a(OCoLC)437079620 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290456 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217238 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290456 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10404234 035 $a(PQKB)10642692 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114939 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11138092 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114939 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10124959 035 $a(PQKB)11594861 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC177517 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL177517 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10057685 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL3745 035 $a(OCoLC)52855082 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000248237 100 $a20180331d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBritain's place in the world $ea historical enquiry into import controls 1945-60 /$fAlan S. Milward and George Brennan 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1996. 215 $a1 online resource (337 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge explorations in economic history,$x1359-7892 ;$v4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-96504-9 311 $a0-415-13937-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 306-312) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Archival References; Introduction; A PERSPECTIVE ON BRITISH IMPORT CONTROLS; QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS AND THE MODERN STATE; BRITISH COMMERCIAL POLICY AND THE OEEC TRADE LIBERALISATION PROGRAMME, 1949 51; TAKING THE LEAD IN EUROPE The international politics of import controls, 1952 6; MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS; THE EFFECT OF IMPORT CONTROLS ON BRITISH MANUFACTURING 327 $aExamination of Scott's calculations of the value of imports of food and raw materials excluded by quantitative restrictions, 1946 9Corden's estimate of import savings in the year 1952 attributable to emergency quantitative controls imposed in November 1951 and March 1952, and our estimate of total savings for the year 1953; Government estimate of the probable value of additional imports in 1954 in the absence of quantitative restrictions; A survey of the operation of import quotas and other import restriction regimes on United Kingdom manufacturing; Notes; Bibliography 327 $aBibliography of Official SourcesIndex 330 $aBritain's Place in the World examines the establishment and effectiveness of import controls, particularly quotas. Placing quotas back in the centre of British history, Milward and Brennan make some radical claims for Britain's economic performance in a global context. Looking into a wide variety of industries from motorcars to typewriters, raw chemicals to food produce, they examine the intended and actual obstruction to imported goods represented by quotas, and the political and financial ramifications beyond the statistics.This is the fourth book to be published in the 410 0$aRoutledge explorations in economic history ;$v4. 606 $aImport quotas$zGreat Britain$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xCommercial policy$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aImport quotas$xHistory. 676 $a382/.52/0941 700 $aMilward$b Alan S.$0121406 701 $aBrennan$b George$0251954 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450422203321 996 $aBritain's place in the world$91898284 997 $aUNINA