The chancellors' tales : managing the British economy / edited by Howard Davies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davies, H. (Howard)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Budget--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Budget.

Economic policy.

History.

Great Britain--Economic policy--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2006.

Summary:

This remarkable book tells the story of how the British economy has been managed over the last thirty 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 one offers a detailed account of the handling of the economy during that chancellor's 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 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. The book will be of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike interested in understanding how government works and economies function.

Contents:

2 / Lord Healey Why the Treasury is so Difficult 52

3 / Lord Howe Can 364 Economists all be Wrong? 76

4 / Lord Lawson Changing the Consensus 113

5 / Lord Lamont Out of the Ashes 147

6 / Kenneth Clarke MP The Quest for the Holy Grail - Low Inflation and Growth 179

Appendix Schedules 224.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0745638848

0745638856

OCLC:

70986402