Alec Cairncross, Nita Watts

The Economic Section 1939-1961

A Study In Economic Advising

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1989, The Economic Section 1939-1961 is a rare study of economic policymaking as seen from the inside. It presents a picture of the day-to-day working of the Section, focussing on the more dramatic episodes, when major issues of policy were in dispute or important new issues were posed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2024
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9781032140100
• ISBN-10: 1032140100
• Artikelnr.: 69762710

Autorenporträt

Alec Cairncross and Nita Watts

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables Preface 1. Stirrings: the Economic Advisory Council 2.
Beginnings: the Stamp Survey and the Central Economic Information Service
3. Emergence: the transition to the Economic Section 4. Perpetuation:
wartime views on economic advising 5. The Economic Section in wartime: a
personal memoir 6. The Economic Section in wartime: post-war policy (1)
internal 7. The Economic Section in wartime: post-war policy (2) external
8. The Economic Section under James Meade 9. The Economic Section under
Robert Hall 10. Integration: the move to the Treasury 11. Surveys 12.
Plans 13. Forecasting 14. Demand management: monetary policy 15. Demand
management: fiscal policy to 1951 16. Demand management: fiscal policy
after 1951 17. External economic policy to 1951 18. External economic
policy after 1951 19. Income policy 20. Conclusion: economic advising then
and now Appendix Select bibliography Index