British Government and the City of London in the Twentieth Century (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Michie, Ranald

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Produktbeschreibung

The relationship between the British government and the City of London has become central to debates on modern British economic, political and social life. For some the City's financial and commercial interests have exercised a dominant influence over government economic policy, creating a preoccupation with international markets and the strength of sterling which impaired domestic industrial and social well-being. Others have argued that government seriously constricted financial markets, jeopardising Britain's most successful economic sector. This collection of essays was the first book to address these issues over the entire twentieth century. It brings together leading financial and political historians to assess the government-City relationship from several directions and by examination of key episodes. As such, it will be indispensable not just for the study of modern British politics and finance, but also for assessment of the worldwide problem of tensions between national governments and international financial centres.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511227172
• Artikelnr.: 38210173

Autorenporträt

Ranald Michie is Professor of History at the University of Durham. His many publications in international financial history include The London and New York Stock Exchanges 1850-1914 (1987), The City of London: Continuity and Change Since 1850 (1992), and The London Stock Exchange: A History (1999).
Philip Williamson is Professor of History at the University of Durham, and author of National Crisis and National Government: British Politics, the Economy and Empire 1926-1932 (1992) and Stanley Baldwin: Conservative Leadership and National Values (1999). He is also the author of articles on interwar politics and finance.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Long Perspective: 1. The City of London and government in
modern Britain: debates and politics Philip Williamson; 2. The City of
London and the British government: the changing relationship Ronald Michie;
Part II. Markets and Society: 3. Markets and governments Forrest Capie; 4.
Financial elites revisited Youssef Cassis; 5. The City and democratic
capitalism 1950-70 Richard Whiting; Part III. Government and Political
Parties: 6. The treasury and the City George Peden; 7. The liberals and the
City 1900-31 Anthony Howe; 8. The conservatives and the City Ewen Green; 9.
Labour party and the City 1945-70 Jim Tomlinson; Part IV. The Inter-War
Period: 10. Moral suasion, Empire borrowers and the new issue market during
the 1920s Bernard Attard; 11. Government-City of London relations under the
gold standard, 1925-31 Robert Boyce; 12. The City, British policy and the
rise of the Third Reich, 1931-37 Neil Forbes; Part V: 1945-2000: 13.
Keynesianism, sterling convertibility and reconstruction, 1944-52 Scott
Newton; 14. 'Mind the gap': politics and finance since 1950 Arthur Thomas;
15. Domestic monetary policy and the banking system. 1945-71 Duncan Ross;
16. The new City and the state in the 1960s Catherine Schenk; 17. The Bank
of England 1970-2000 Charles Goodhart.