Overview
- The only history of the British economy that covers the whole century
Assumes no previous knowledge of economics
Challenges the conventional idea that Britain's continuous decline was rooted in entrenched weakness in the manufacturing industry
Part of the book series: British Studies Series (BRSS)
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In this book, Alan Booth notes that Britain's living standards have definitely been overtaken, but evidence that Britain has fallen continuously further and further behindits major competitors is thin indeed. Although British manufacturing has been much criticised, it has performed comparatively better than the service sector.
The British Economy in the Twentieth Century combines narrative with a conceptual and analytic approach to review British economic performance during the twentieth century in a controlled comparative framework. It looks at key themes, including economic growth and welfare, the working of the labour market, and the performance of entrepreneurs and managers. Alan Booth argues that a careful, balanced assessment (which must embrace the whole century rather than simply the post-war years) does not support the loud and persistent case for systematic failure in British management, labour, institutions, culture and economic policy. Relative decline has been much more modest, patchy and inevitable than commonly believed.
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Book Title: The British Economy in the Twentieth Century
Authors: Alan Booth
Series Title: British Studies Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-4025-4
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2001
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 244
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland