Britain in the International Economy, 1870–1939

Table of Contents

Foreword Bryan H. Sadler
1. British macroeconomic history 1870–1939: overview and key issues S. N. Broadberry and N. F. R. Crafts
2. An economic historians' introduction to modern time series techniques in econometrics Terence C. Mills
Part I. Great Britain and Fluctuations Under The Gold Standard 1870–1914:
3. The gold standard since Alec Ford Barry Eichengreen
4. British economic fluctuations in the nineteenth century: is there a role for money? Forrest Capie
5. British economic fluctuations 1851–1913: a perspective based on growth theory N. F. R. Crafts and Terence C. Mills
Part II. Price Behaviour 1870–1914:
6. Price determination under the gold standard: Britain 1880–1913 T. J. Hatton
7. Import prices, economic activity and the general price level in the UK 1870–1913 Neil Blake
8. Money and interest rates in Britain from 1870 to 1913 T. C. Mills and G. E. Wood
Part III. The Open Economy Context Of Price And Output Movements 1870–1914:
9. Silver, gold and the international monetary order 1851–96 P. L. Cottrell
10. The world economy and pre-World War I Argentina C. K. Harley
Part IV. The Macroeconomy In The Interwar Years:
11. Institutional rigidity in the British labour market 1870–1939: a comparative perspective M. Thomas
12. Employment and wages in the interwar period: the case of the staple industries Ian Gazeley and Patricia G. Rice
13. The gold standard between the wars John Redmond
14. Purchasing power parity and controls during the 1930s S. N. Broadberry and Mark P. Taylor
References
Index.

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