Britain's Decline
Problems and Perspectives

Alan Sked (Author)

9780631150848, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 15 January 1987

108 pages
19.8 x 12.5 x 0.9 cm, 0.142 kg

Contemporary Britain is often held to be in decline and yet the nature of this decline is elusive. Is it social and moral, characterized by rising crime rates, urban unrest and sexual permissiveness? Or is it political and economic, and when in fact did it set in? Alan Sked examines the many competing explanations for Britain's decline and reaches some intriguing and original conclusions.

1 Introduction: Defining Decline

2 Economic Decline?

Subject Areas: History [HB]