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Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bailouts: The Inside History of the Treasury Since 1976

Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bailouts: The Inside History of the Treasury Since 1976

Paperback

Series: Manchester Capitalism

AccountingEconomicsGeneral Political Science

Publisher Price: $30.00

ISBN10: 1526177463
ISBN13: 9781526177469
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: Apr 30 2024
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English

The Treasury is one of Britain's oldest, most powerful and most secretive institutions. It has played a central role in shaping the country's economic system, yet all too often it has escaped public scrutiny.

The Treasury is often presented as a bedrock in times of crisis, rescuing the nation's finances from posturing politicians and the combustions of world financial markets. However, there is another side to the story. Between the highs there have been many lows, from botched privatisations to dubious private finance initiatives, from failing to spot the great financial crisis to facilitating ever-growing inequalities.

Going behind the scenes, this book offers an inside history of the Treasury, in the words of chancellors, advisors and civil servants themselves. It shows the shortcomings as well as the successes, the personalities and the ideas that have shaped Britain's economy since the mid-1970s. Based on interviews with over fifty key figures, it offers a fascinating, alternative insight on how and why the UK economy came to function as it does today, and why reform is long overdue.

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