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Title

The political economy of modern Britain / Andrew Cox, Simon Lee, Joe Sanderson.

Author

Cox, Andrew W.

Publication

Cheltenham, Glos, UK ; Lyme, N.H. : E. Elgar, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Lee, Simon, 1963-
• Sanderson, Joe, 1969-

Description

viii, 276 pages; 25 cm

Summary

• The Political Economy of Modern Britain provides an original discussion of Britain's relative economic decline since World War Two and offers approaches to overcome this poor economic performance.
• Detailed, yet comprehensive, this book has three basic objectives. First, it describes the key political and economic decisions or events which have shaped Britain's economic performance in the post-war period. Secondly, the authors critically discuss the range of explanations which have been offered by those seeking to understand Britain's relative economic decline.
• Finally, if offers an alternative approach to improving Britain's economic performance known as 'the strategic alignment of national and corporate competitiveness'. In this approach the authors attempt to escape from the traditional left-right debate concerning the degree to which the state should replace the market in owning and controlling key sectors of the economy, and instead they focus on the state as a facilitator in the provision of assets required by firms competing in the international arena.
• This book will be welcomed by government and management striving to improve corporate and national competitiveness. Additionally, academics and students interested in the fields of British politics, British political economy, British economic and social history, international political economy and European political economy will also find this a highly valuable source of information.

Subject

• Industrial policy > Great Britain
• Great Britain > Economic conditions > 20th century

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Preface: The Description and Explanation of Britain's Relative Economic Performance -- Pt. A. Describing Britain's Relative Economic Performance. 1. The Political Economy of Britain since 1939 / Andrew Cox and Joe Sanderson. 2. Britain in Decline? A Statistical Survey of Britain's Relative Economic Performance since 1950 / Joe Sanderson -- Pt. B. Explaining Britain's Relative Economic Performance. 3. British Culture and Economic Decline / Simon Lee. 4. Industrial Policy and British Decline / Simon Lee. 5. Manufacturing British Decline / Simon Lee. 6. The City and British Decline / Simon Lee -- Pt. C. Improving Britain's Relative Economic Performance. 7. What next for Government and Industry? The Strategic Alignment of National and Corporate Competitiveness / Andrew Cox and Joe Sanderson.

ISBN

1852784113

LCCN

96048952

OCLC

• 35887239
• ocm35887239

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries