Themes in Macroeconomic History: The UK Economy 1919 1939

by Solomos Solomou

Book Overview

Characterized by mass unemployment, protectionism, diverse exchange rate regimes, the disintegration of the world trade, and poor long-term growth prospects, the interwar period was, by any standards, a remarkable one. This textbook provides a survey of the key macroeconomic questions that arose from the experience of the British economy from 1919 to 1939. A comparative approach is adopted throughout, placing the UK experience in the context of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521436214
• ISBN13: 9780521436212
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"