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Davies - The Chancellors´ Tales: Managing the British Economy - 9780745638843 - V9780745638843
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The Chancellors´ Tales: Managing the British Economy

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Description for The Chancellors´ Tales: Managing the British Economy Hardback. This remarkable book tells the story of how the British economy has been managed over the last 30 years. The story is told by those who should know more about it than anyone else - the former Chancellors of the Exchequer in both Labour and Conservative administrations. Editor(s): Davies, Howard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
This remarkable book tells the story of how the British economy has been managed over the last 30 years. The story is told by those who should know more about it than anyone else – the former Chancellors of the Exchequer in both Labour and Conservative administrations.

The Chancellors' Tales offers a unique insider view of the management of a modern economy, charting the opportunities and constraints that each chancellor faced. The book provides a rare historical record of the difficulties and dilemmas of managing the British economy in an increasingly global age. Written with both deep insight and ... Read more

The chapters are written by Lord Healey, Lord Howe, Lord Lawson of Blaby, Lord Lamont and Kenneth Clarke, MP. The book also contains an introduction by Sir Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics. He provides a context in which to understand the contributions of each of the chapters which follow.

The book will be of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike interested in understanding how government works and economies function.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745638843
SKU
V9780745638843
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Davies
Howard Davies is director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Reviews for The Chancellors´ Tales: Managing the British Economy
"Memoirs are all very well, but usually too long. This invaluable book gives us chancellors on their feet, after most of them have been on the ropes. I couldn’t put it down." William Keegan, The Observer "Anyone who remembers the episode of Father Ted in which he uses his Golden Cleric award acceptiance speech to stick the boot ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Chancellors´ Tales: Managing the British Economy


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