Economic Ideas and Government Policy: Contributions to Contemporary Economic History (Routledge Explorations in Economic History, 1)

A collection of Sir Alec Cairncross' most important contributions to the economic history of the post-1939 period, Economic Ideas and Government Policy demonstrates a keen insight into the changing role of the economist and the transformation of the economic landscape. Examining the wider view and long-term issues involved in post-1945 economics, the text includes a review of some of the economic ideas that have influenced the British government since the war. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 8 List of tables......Page 9 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 12 IN PRAISE OF ECONOMIC HISTORY......Page 14 HOW BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION WAS PLANNED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR......Page 30 ECONOMISTS IN WARTIME......Page 46 POSTWAR PLANNING IN EUROPE, 1945 7......Page 66 THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF WESTERN GERMANY......Page 80 INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY FROM WAR: A COMPARISON OF BRITISH AND GERMAN EXPERIENCE......Page 94 THE GERMAN BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS, 1950 1......Page 105 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MARSHALL PLAN......Page 113 THE MARSHALL PLAN;A RETROSPECTIVE......Page 118 PRELUDE TO RADCLIFFE: MONETARY POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1948 57......Page 126 THE 1967 DEVALUATION OF STERLING......Page 146 THE 1970s IN PERSPECTIVE......Page 155 THE IMF CRISIS OF 1976......Page 163 ECONOMIC POLICY AFTER 1974: A REVIEW ARTICLE......Page 178 THE EARLY HISTORY OF J P COATS with J.B.K.Hunter......Page 190 ECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE TRADE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES......Page 211 BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL DECLINE......Page 232 ECONOMISTS AND ENGINEERS......Page 248 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS AS AN INFLUENCE ON THEORY AND POLICY......Page 259 REFLECTIONS ON ECONOMIC IDEAS AND GOVERNMENT POLICY: 1939 AND AFTER......Page 267 Index......Page 288 1. In Praise Of Economic History -- 2. How British Aircraft Production Was Planned In The Second World War -- 3. Economists In Wartime -- 4. Postwar Planning In Europe, 1945-7 -- 5. The Economic Recovery Of Western Germany -- 6. Industrial Recovery From War: A Comparison Of British And German Experience -- 7. The German Balance Of Payments Crisis, 1950-1 -- 8. The Significance Of The Marshall Plan -- 9. The Marshall Plan -- A Retrospective -- 10. Prelude To Radcliffe: Monetary Policy In The United Kingdom, 1948-57 -- 11. The 1967 Devaluation Of Sterling -- 12. The 1970s In Perspective -- 13. The Imf Crisis Of 1976 -- 14. Economic Policy After 1974: A Review Article -- 15. The Early History Of J & P Coats / J.b.k. Hunter And Alec Cairncross -- 16. Economic Trends In The Trade Of Developing Countries -- 17. Britain's Industrial Decline -- 18. Economists And Engineers -- 19. The Development Of Economic Statistics As An Influence On Theory And Policy. Alec Cairncross. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume collects together Sir Alec Cairncross'most important contributions to the economic history of the post-1939 period. They address such major issues as the role of economists in the 2nd World War, the significance of the Marshall plan and Britain's relative economic decline. Together they demonstrate a keen insight into the changing role of the economist in government and the gradual transformation of the economic landscape. This volume collects together Sir Alec Cairncross' most important contributions to the economic history of the post-1939 period. They address such major issues as the role of economists in the 2nd World War, the significance of the Marshall plan and Britain's relative economic decline. Together they demonstrate a keen insight into the changing role of the economist in government and the gradual transformation of the economic landscape A collection of Sir Alec Cairncross' most important contributions to the economic history of the post-1939 period. They demonstrate a keen insight into the changing role of the economist and the transformation of the economic landscape. Sixty years ago, when I began to study economics, there was no sharp line of division between economists and economic historians.