The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain

A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain, Volume 2 re-examines Britain's economic growth and decline during the twentieth century.

Roderick Floud (Edited by), Jane Humphries (Edited by), Paul Johnson (Edited by)

9781107686731, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 October 2014

599 pages, 77 b/w illus. 71 tables
24.6 x 17.2 x 2.7 cm, 1.17 kg

A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early twenty-first century position as a mid-sized player in an integrated European economy. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and how to apply quantitative methods. The chapters re-examine issues of Britain's relative economic growth and decline over the 'long' twentieth century, setting the British experience within an international context, and benchmark its performance against that of its European and global competitors. Suggestions for further reading are also provided in each chapter, to help students engage thoroughly with the topics being discussed.

1. Economic growth during the long twentieth century Nicholas Crafts
2. From empire to Europe: Britain in the world economy Kevin O'Rourke
3. Population, migration and labour supply Tim Hatton
4. Health and welfare Bernard Harris
5. Income and living standards Ian Gazeley
6. Technology, innovation and economic growth Tom Nicholas
7. Consumption and affluence Avner Offer
8. Cycles and depressions Matthias Morys
9. The City and the corporate economy David Chambers
10. Armaments and the economy Jari Eloranta
11. The deindustrial revolution: the rise and fall of UK manufacturing, 1870–2010 Michael Kitson and Jonathan Michie
12. The rise of the service sector Steve Broadberry
13. The household economy Peter Scott
14. Growth of the public sector Bob Millward
15. Soft power: the media industries Gerben Bakker
16. Sterling and monetary policy Catherine Schenk
17. Economic policy and management Roger Middleton
18. Economic ideas and ideology Roger Backhouse and Keith Tribe.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], British & Irish history [HBJD1]