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The Chancellors’ tales: managing the British economy

Davies, Howard, ed. (2006) The Chancellors’ tales: managing the British economy. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745638843

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Abstract

his remarkable book tells the story of how the British economy has been managed over the last 30 years. The story is told by those who should know more about it than anyone else -- the former Chancellors of the Exchequer in both Labour and Conservative administrations. The Chancellors' Tales offers a unique insider view of the management of a modern economy, charting the opportunities and constraints that each chancellor faced. The book provides a rare historical record of the difficulties and dilemmas of managing the British economy in an increasingly global age. Written with both deep insight and wit, the chapters follow the period in office of each of the chancellors. Each chapter offers a detailed account of the handling of the economy during that chancellors period of office. Taken together they provide a privileged insight into the way the British economy has been run and why. The chapters are written by Lord Healey, Lord Howe, Lord Lawson of Blaby, Lord Lamont and Kenneth Clarke, MP. The book also contains an introduction by Sir Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics. He provides a context in which to understand the contributions of each of the chapters which follow.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://www.polity.co.uk/book.asp?ref=9780745638843
Additional Information: © 2006 Polity Press
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Date Deposited: 10 Sep 2008 12:26
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 21:42
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/20781

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