Industrial Subsidies

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-8

3. Industrial Assistance in Pre-War Britain

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   Pages 9-28

4. The Legislative Basis for Industrial Intervention (1940–63)

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   Pages 29-51

5. The Expansion of Industrial Assistance (1960s)

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   Pages 52-72

6. The Retrenchment and Reinvigoration of Industrial Subsidies (1970–4)

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   Pages 73-92

7. The Heyday of Industrial Assistance (Late 1970s)

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   Pages 93-124

8. Change and Continuity in Industrial Assistance (Early 1980s)

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   Pages 125-153

9. The Recasting of Industrial Support (1983–Present)

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   Pages 154-202

10. Conclusions

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    Pages 203-214

11. Back Matter

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This book describes the adoption, growth and subsequent relinquishment of industrial subsidies in the UK, tracing their development back to the early years of this century and following their extension through to virtually every area of economic policy. This includes the foothold gained for industrial subsidies in the run-up and aftermath of the First World War, the application of large-scale subsidies to agriculture in the Depression, the plans for an interventionist industrial strategy devised in the Second World War and the gradual expansion of industrial subsidies from this time through to their heyday in the late-1970s. Considerable attention is devoted to events in the 1980s, including the extension of financial assistance to urban and rural policy, small and new firm measures, technology support, collaborative research programmes and advisory schemes.

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• Department of Economics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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