Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction: What Difference Do Governments Make?
- 1 Thirteen Wasted Years (1951–1964)?
- 2 External Shocks
- 3 The Economy
- 4 Foreign and Defence Policy
- 5 Health
- 6 Education
- 7 Environment
- 8 Parting the Unions
- 9 Society and Health Inequalities
- 10 Science
- 11 Culture
- 12 Government, Parliament and the Constitution
- 13 The Conservative Party
- 14 The Realigning Party System
- 15 Elections and Voting
- Conclusion: Fourteen Wasted Years? The Verdict
- Acknowledgements
- Index
3 - The Economy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction: What Difference Do Governments Make?
- 1 Thirteen Wasted Years (1951–1964)?
- 2 External Shocks
- 3 The Economy
- 4 Foreign and Defence Policy
- 5 Health
- 6 Education
- 7 Environment
- 8 Parting the Unions
- 9 Society and Health Inequalities
- 10 Science
- 11 Culture
- 12 Government, Parliament and the Constitution
- 13 The Conservative Party
- 14 The Realigning Party System
- 15 Elections and Voting
- Conclusion: Fourteen Wasted Years? The Verdict
- Acknowledgements
- Index
Summary
Paul Johnson began his relationship with the series with his analysis of Conservative economic policy in The Coalition Effect and will return, with his team, to his conclusions then, analysing not just the first period of austerity but also how Conservative economic policy has evolved through the post-referendum premierships of Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.
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- The Conservative Effect, 2010–202414 Wasted Years?, pp. 71 - 101Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024