Themes in macroeconomic history : the UK economy, 1919-1939 /

The period between the two World Wars was remarkable; mass unemployment, protectionism, diverse exchange rate regimes, the disintegration of world trade, poor growth prospects and high business cycle volatility. This comprehensive textbook surveys key questions arising from the British economy from...

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Main Author: Solomou, Solomos (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Epochs in economic history, 1919-39
  • 2. The exchange rate regime and UK economic performance during the 1920s
  • 3. Unemployment, 1919-38
  • 4. Economic fluctuations, 1919-38
  • 5. Exchange rate regimes and economic recovery in the 1930s
  • 6. Protection and economic revival in the 1930s
  • 7. Policy lessons of the interwar period.