Economic Ideas and Government Policy - 9781138993266

Taylor & Francis

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. > 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. > Preface 1 IN PRAISE OF ECONOMIC HISTORY Part I Wartime and after 2 HOW BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION WAS PLANNED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 3 ECONOMISTS IN WARTIME 4 POSTWAR PLANNING IN EUROPE, 1945\u20137 5 THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF WESTERN GERMANY 6 INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY FROM WAR: A COMPARISON OF BRITISH AND GERMAN .