Add to ORKGMost assessments of British economic policy in the transition from war to peace after 1945 praise the strategy adopted. This paper draws on recent growth theory and analysis of eastern European liberalisation to argue that British policy was seriously flawed. In particular, a heavy price was paid for the social contract and delayed liberalisation in the 1945-55 period in terms of subsequent growth and productivity performance. Policy choices, notably with regard to taxation and industrial relations, were, however, heavily constrained by political circumstances
This article challenges the view that, in accepting the 1945 American loan and its attendant commitm...
Since the late-1970s, scholars have been engaged in a vibrant debate about the nature of post-war Br...
This article analyses the changing political significance of UK balance of payments assessment in th...
Most assessments of British economic policy in the transition from war to peace after 1945 praise th...
This paper explores the implications of the post-war settlement for British industrial productivity ...
This article reviews the claim that economic policymakers in the post-COVID UK should learn the less...
British productivity growth disappointed during the early postwar period. This reflected inadequate ...
This paper argues that before World War II the desire to maintain a trustworthy reputation for honor...
Britain was the first west European nation to adopt a nominally coercive regional policy. The articl...
This paper places Anglo-German growth after World War II in a long-term comparative perspective. Rev...
A good decisions in war-ravaged country is not always simple and unambiguous. And the use of Keynesi...
This paper takes a fresh look at the low unemployment in postwar Britain, which is seen as exception...
The paper analyses two fundamental questions of British monetary policy after Second World War and t...
The goal of this final thesis is to give a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal policy of the Conser...
Master's thesis focuses on the British economy in the first half of the 20th century and examines th...
This article challenges the view that, in accepting the 1945 American loan and its attendant commitm...
Since the late-1970s, scholars have been engaged in a vibrant debate about the nature of post-war Br...
This article analyses the changing political significance of UK balance of payments assessment in th...
Most assessments of British economic policy in the transition from war to peace after 1945 praise th...
This paper explores the implications of the post-war settlement for British industrial productivity ...
This article reviews the claim that economic policymakers in the post-COVID UK should learn the less...
British productivity growth disappointed during the early postwar period. This reflected inadequate ...
This paper argues that before World War II the desire to maintain a trustworthy reputation for honor...
Britain was the first west European nation to adopt a nominally coercive regional policy. The articl...
This paper places Anglo-German growth after World War II in a long-term comparative perspective. Rev...
A good decisions in war-ravaged country is not always simple and unambiguous. And the use of Keynesi...
This paper takes a fresh look at the low unemployment in postwar Britain, which is seen as exception...
The paper analyses two fundamental questions of British monetary policy after Second World War and t...
The goal of this final thesis is to give a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal policy of the Conser...
Master's thesis focuses on the British economy in the first half of the 20th century and examines th...
This article challenges the view that, in accepting the 1945 American loan and its attendant commitm...
Since the late-1970s, scholars have been engaged in a vibrant debate about the nature of post-war Br...
This article analyses the changing political significance of UK balance of payments assessment in th...