Industrial Policy in Britain 1945-1951: Economic Planning, Nationalisation and the Labour Governments

by Martin Chick

Overview

This book is a detailed archive-based study that examines the economic planning of the Attlee governments in Britain in the period 1945-1951. In it the author discusses the workings of economic planning and its effects on business decision making. The book traces the origins of the nationalization program and asks how the decisions to form these industries into monopolies were taken. Finally, Martin Chick asks what impact, if any, economic planning had on the productivity performance of the UK economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521482912
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/13/1997
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Economic planning; 2. New Jerusalem?; 3. Allocating resources; 4. Nationalisation; 5. Monopoly pricing; 6. Appraising investment; 7. Planning rationalisation; 8. Return to the market?

Editorial Reviews

"This is a thoughtful book on economic planning under the Labour governments in Britain between 1945 and 1951. This is a scholarly work and will be essential reading for anyone interested in the Attlee governments." Stephen Broadberry, American Historical Review

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