Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Labour Party and economic strategy, 1979-97 The Labour Party and economic strategy, 1979-97 Richard Hill "This book considers Labour's economic strategy as it developed through the party's long period of opposition between 1979 and 1997. Richard Hill argues strongly that accounts of Labour's recent past… OL12022370W
The consumer, credit and neoliberalism The consumer, credit and neoliberalism Christopher Payne "This book is an investigation into the economic policy formulation and practice of neoliberalism in Britain from the 1950s through to the financial crisis and economic downturn that began in 2007-8.… OL16014840W
The political economy of financing Scottish government The political economy of financing Scottish government Paul Hallwood Can the UK survive widespread dissatisfaction in both Scotland and England with the financing of public spending by Scotland's parliament? This book explains how fiscal autonomy could raise economic … OL16951060W
No wealth but life No wealth but life Roger Backhouse,Tamotsu Nishizawa "This book re-examines early-twentieth-century British welfare economics in the context of the emergence of the welfare state. There are fresh views of the well-known Cambridge School of Sidgwick, Ma… OL18689917W
OECD Economic Surveys OECD Economic Surveys Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Annotation OL19891917W
The great pensions robbery The great pensions robbery Alex Brummer No issue shames the New Labour government elected in 1997 more than the systematic destruction of Britain's pensions system. Here, award-winning journalist Alex Brummer goes behind the scenes to expl… OL20983330W
Colonialism and development Colonialism and development Michael Ashley Havinden This is a study of Britain's economic and political relationship with its tropical colonies between 1850 and 1960. These colonies stretched right round the world from the West Indies, through West, C… OL4312838W