1st Edition

The Economic Effort of War (Routledge Revivals)

By R. W. B. Clarke Copyright 1940
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

The course of economic events from the start of the Second World War satisfied no-one. The housewife was exasperated by the rise in food prices, thousands of workers faced unemployment, and businessmen were bewildered by the flood of regulations and decrees. In this book, first published in 1940, R. W. B. Clarke explores the economic challenges that the UK faced in coping with the war, and... Read more

Foreword;  1. The change to war economy  2. The needs of war  3. Civil consumption  4. The nation’s man-power  5. Building the war sector  6. Foreign trade problems  7. The budget in wartime  8. Prices, money and profits  9. Government control  10. The first six weeks of war  11. The Allies versus Germany;  Index to tables

Biography

R. W. B. Clarke