The Economic Legacy 1979-1992

This important book is the first thorough evaluation of the economic legacy left by three successive Conservative governments. With a foreword by Brian Reddaway and specialist contributions from over thirty leading economists, it offers refreshing analysis of thirteen years of economic and social change and previous unique insight into the prospects facing Britain in the 1990s and beyond.
Divided into four parts, the book opens by placing Britain's economic situation in a global context; part two questions the success of government policy and structural change during the Thatcher years; this is followed by a study of the unsettling effects caused by the changing labor market during the 1980s; the final section describes the legacy inherited by the nation as a result of an era of dramatic economic change.
A combination of serious journalism and fascinating analytical insight, this book is essential reading for those in search of a clear and comprehensive picture of the major economic issues affecting Britain at the end of the twentieth century.

"This book provides a critical economic history of the United Kingdom during the period covered by three Conservative administrations from 1979 to 1992."
--CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL ECONOMY
"This book should be compulsory reading for anyone who may imagine that the simultaneous achievement of European free trade, full employment in all countries, and a single fixed currency is possible without very considerable pain and difficulty."
--SIR AUSTIN ROBINSON, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
"Invaluable for those (not least lawyers) who want to assess the impact of the social policies of the last decade."
--LORD WEDDERBURN, London School of Finance