The prudence of Mr Gordon Brown / William Keegan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keegan, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brown, J. Gordon.

Finance ministers--Great Britain.

Finance ministers.

Great Britain--Economic policy--1997-.

Great Britain.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

x, 356 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2003.

Summary:

A compelling book that examines Gordon Brown's rise to power, his years as Chancellor, and his dramatic decision to give the Bank of England independence

The economic policy of new Labour has been fundamental to its success. Gordon Brown has been at the very heart of new Labour's economic policy since the late 1980s and has been highly instrumental in convincing both the British public and the City that a Labour government can run the economy responsibly. He has generally been a popular and well-respected Chancellor - during his early years in office, he was highly praised for his prudence and yet now, well into the second term of office many of the issues on which the Blair government was elected, such as health and education, have not yet been satisfactorily addressed, and Gordon Brown is now being criticised for what many see as his imprudence in handling the nation's finances.

Examining how successful Labour's economic policy has really been, when allowing for the good fortune of a world-wide economic boom, Keegan provides insights into the policies of new Labour, Gordon Brown's rise to power, the impact of his policies and how future policies might influence the economy. Written by a well-known and highly respected journalist who has been close to the heart of politics in Britain for many years, and who is thus able to offer an insider's view of how policy developed in both opposition and the Government Examines the professional relationships and private friction between Brown, other members of the Cabinet and the Bank of England Includes much previously unpublished material

William Keegan is Associate Editor (since 1983) and Economics Editor (since1977) of The Observer newspaper. A graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, he has previously held posts with the Financial Times, Daily Mail and Bank of England Economic Intelligence Department. He has sat on a range of advisory committees, including the BBC Advisory Committee on Business and Industrial Affairs, the Employment Institute Council and the Department of Economics Advisory Board, University of Cambridge. He is visiting Professor of Journalism at Sheffield University and is the author of a variety of successful books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0470846976

OCLC:

59367612