The discourse may have changed, but the problems remain There was once a whole academic cottage industry devoted to British relative decline. Indeed, there was a sufficiently large literature to allow me to teach a course on the general issue of decline. Andrew Gamble published four editions of a book entitled Britain in Decline. However, the term has now largely … Continue reading →
16 October 2014 by Wyn Grant
Categories: British growth crisis, Economics, Employment, Housing, SPERI Comment
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What happened to British decline?
The discourse may have changed, but the problems remain There was once a whole academic cottage industry devoted to British relative decline. Indeed, there was a sufficiently large literature to allow me to teach a course on the general issue of decline. Andrew Gamble published four editions of a book entitled Britain in Decline. However, the term has now largely … Continue reading →
16 October 2014 by Wyn Grant
Categories: British growth crisis, Economics, Employment, Housing, SPERI Comment | Tags: British decline, de-industrialisation, productivity | Leave a comment