The Performance of the British economy / edited by Rudiger Dornbusch and Richard Layard

Dornbusch, Rudiger & Layard, Richard [editors]

ISBN 10: 0198772718 / ISBN 13: 9780198772712

Published by Oxford New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1987

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Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Papers originally presented at a conference held in Chelwood Gate, Sussex, in May 1985, and organized by the London School of Economics Centre for Labour Economics. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Monetary policy / Stanley Fischer -- Fiscal policy / David Begg -- The impact of North Sea oil / Charles Bean -- The impact of EEC membership / Franscesco Giavazzi -- The labour market / Richard Layard & Stephen Nickell -- Policy for industry / John Kay & David Thompson -- The welfare state / Anthony Atkinson [and others] -- Comment on monetary policy / Charles Goodhart -- Comment on fiscal policy / Robert Gordon -- Comment on the labour market / Patrick Minford. Subjects; 1964-1997. Economic history. Economic policy. Economic Conditions. BRITAIN: economics. Great Britain National economy. Europa. Great Britain Economic policy 1964-1979 ; Congresses. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Performance of the British economy / edited by Rudiger Dornbusch and Richard Layard
• Publisher: Oxford New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198772718
• ISBN 13: 9780198772712
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

These papers by leading experts analyze and evaluate the performance of Britain's economy over the last fifteen years. The contributors trace the history, causes, and outcome of developments surrounding monetary and fiscal policy, North Sea oil, EEC membership, labor markets, privatization and the nationalized industries, and the welfare state.