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Modern Britain : an economic and social history / Sean Glynn and Alan Booth.

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This volume focuses on two major periods of British history: the interwar period and postwar Britain. The authors compare and contrast developments in growth, welfare, industry, labor, social policy, and the economy during these two distinct periods. The book provides an end-of-century review of bot...

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Main Authors: Glynn, Sean (Author), Booth, Alan, 1949- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.
Subjects:
Great Britain > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Great Britain > Economic policy.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 20th century.
Great Britain > Social policy.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century.
Great Britain > Economic policy > 1918-1945.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Social policy.
Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Interwar Britain ; Growth and living standards
  • Society and politics
  • Industrial development ; Unemployment and the labour market
  • Britain and the international economy
  • Economic policy
  • Britain at war
  • Part II: Postwar Britain ; Social and political development
  • Growth and welfare
  • Britain in the world economy
  • Industrial development
  • The labor market
  • Economic policy.

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