{"product_id":"an-economist-among-mandarins-a-biography-of-robert-hall-1901-1988-hardback-9780521471558","title":"An Economist among Mandarins; A Biography of Robert Hall, 1901–1988 (Hardback) 9780521471558","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Economist among Mandarins\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Biography of Robert Hall, 1901–1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA biography of Robert Hall, the highly respected and influential Economic Adviser to the government between 1947 and 1961.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKit Jones (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521471558, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 July 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e266 pages, 24 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The best parts of Kit Jones's short biography are the early chapters on the years in Australia, which utilize Hall's unfinished autobiography....she builds an illuminating and affectionate portrait of the man while describing the many complex policy issues on which he advised.\"   Susan Howson, American Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRobert Hall was the highly respected and influential Economic Adviser to the government between 1947 and 1961. He came to England from Australia as a Rhodes Scholar, became an Oxford don and a wartime civil servant. Within two years of returning to Oxford after the war, he was recalled to Whitehall. His appointment as Director of the Economic Section, first in the Cabinet Office and then in the Treasury, came at a crucial time in the development of the modern economic state, when governments were just taking on responsibility for managing the general course of the economy. As the senior members of the Treasury were rooted in a pre-Keynesian age, Hall's influence grew rapidly and was at times dominant with ministers. He was involved in all aspects of economic policy. This book puts a new slant on the events of these years as well as assessing Hall's role in them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. An idyllic Australian childhood\u003cbr\u003e 3. Growing up\u003cbr\u003e 4. The young Australian in Oxford and London\u003cbr\u003e 5. Oxford don\u003cbr\u003e 6. Wartime civil servant in London and Washington\u003cbr\u003e 7. Postwar plans for a new economic order\u003cbr\u003e 8. A new job\u003cbr\u003e 9. Working with Cripps\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Korean War and rearmament\u003cbr\u003e 11. A change of government in 1951\u003cbr\u003e 12. The revival of monetary policy under the Tories\u003cbr\u003e 13. The problem of inflation\u003cbr\u003e 14. International economic cooperation\u003cbr\u003e 15. London, Oxford and Cornwall\u003cbr\u003e 16. Economic statesman\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007634100504,"sku":"9780521471558","price":98.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521471558i_ad69cf1e-3836-40d6-8d44-69eccf6ac57e.jpg?v=1691382760","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-economist-among-mandarins-a-biography-of-robert-hall-1901-1988-hardback-9780521471558","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}