1st Edition

Britain in the 1970s The Troubled Economy

Edited By Richard Coopey, Nicholas Woodward Copyright 1996
306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

Britain in the 1970s (1996) provides an objective appraisal of the workings and failings of the British economy in the 1970s. Seen as a turning point in the postwar economy, the 1970s have come under increasing attention from historians, economists and political scientists. By examining the decade from a number of directions, this book confronts debates about, for example, the decline of... Read more

1. The British Economy in the 1970s: An Overview Richard Coopey and Nicholas Woodward  2. Government and the Economy Dilwyn Porter  3. Economic Ideas and the Development of Economic Opinion Noel Thompson  4. Economic Growth in the 1970s Nicholas F.R. Crafts  5. The Emergence of Rapid Inflation Max-Stephan Schulze and Nicholas Woodward  6. The Retreat from Full Employment Nicholas Woodward  7. British Industrial Policy Jim Tomlinson  8. Britain and the Common Market Catherine R. Schenk  9. The Defence Economy Keith Hartley  10. ‘Beyond the Merger Mania’: Merger and De-Merger Activity Terry Gourvish  11. Industry and De-Industrialization in the 1970s Geoffrey Tweedale  12. Trade Unions, Strikes and the Government Chris Wrigley

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Richard Coopey and Nicholas Woodward