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Britain, Europe and EMU

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Authors:
  1. Walter Eltis

    1. Exeter College, Oxford, UK
      University of Reading, UK

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This book shows how the transformation of Britain's economic performance has been based on control of public expenditure, improving competitiveness, co-operative industrial relations and a large favourable contribution from inward investment. In contrast, Europe has suffered from rising unemployment, while misguided trade policies have obstructed the exploitation of the IT revolution. Europe's failures will undermine the EMU project. Britain will do well to keep clear. The book concludes with chapters on the modern relevance of Locke on inflation, Ricardo on public debt and Condillac on the creation of competitive market economies.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Britain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Public Expenditure and the British Economy 1996

      • Robert Bacon, Walter Eltis
      Pages 3-28

    3. The Key to Higher British Living Standards

      • Walter Eltis
      Pages 29-51

    4. Closing the British Competitiveness Gap

      • Walter Eltis, David Higham
      Pages 52-72

    5. The Political Economy of British Foreign Direct Investment

      • Walter Eltis
      Pages 73-98

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 271-291
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'Eltis writes in an engaging manner and is impressive in marshaling statistical evidence to support his arguments...' - Albion

Authors and Affiliations

  • Exeter College, Oxford, UK

    Walter Eltis

  • University of Reading, UK

    Walter Eltis

About the author

WALTER ELTIS is Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. He is author of The Classical Theory of Economic Growth and co-author (with Robert Bacon) of Britain's Economic Problem: Too Few Producers. He was Economic Director and subsequently Director General of the National Economic Development Office from 1986 to 1992, and Chief Economic Adviser to the President of the Board of Trade from 1992 to 1995.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Britain, Europe and EMU

  • Authors: Walter Eltis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333977552

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Walter Eltis 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-77337-6Published: 07 April 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-77338-3Published: 07 April 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-333-97755-2Published: 07 April 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 291

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: International Economics

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