Modern Britain - An Economic and Social History

Modern Britain focuses on two major periods of British history; the interwar period, and postwar Britain. The authors compare and contrast developments in the two periods, dealing with the themes of:
* growth and welfare
* industry
* labour
* social policy
* the economy
Combining a narrative with a conceptual and analytic approach,Modern Britain provides an end-of-century review of progress and decline and an essential background to current polemics and major issues of concern. Clearly structured and written, this is an invaluable textbook for students of twentieth century British history.

Sommario

List of figures List of tables -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Interwar Britain -- 2 Growth and living standards -- 3 Society and politics -- 4 Industrial development -- 5 Unemployment and the labour market -- 6 Britain and the international economy -- 7 Economic policy -- 8 Britain at war -- Part II Postwar Britain -- 9 Social and political development -- 10 Growth and welfare -- 11 Britain in the world economy -- 12 Industrial development -- 13 The labour market -- 14 Economic policy -- Bibliography -- Index.

Info autore

Sean Glynn is a Senior Research Fellow at London Guildhall University. He is the author of Interwar Britain (1976) and several other books of modern British economic history. Alan Booth is Senior Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of British Economic Policy 1931-1949 (1989) and co-editor with Sean Glynn of The Road to Full Employment (1986).

Riassunto

An invaluable textbook for students of twentieth- century British economic history. The authors focus on interwar and postwar Britain, comparing and contrasting developments in these two major periods.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan Booth, Sean Glynn, Glynn Sean
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.1995
• EAN: 9780415104739
• ISBN: 978-0-415-10473-9
• Pagine: 388
• Peso: 720 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Economic history, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)