Goodbye, Great Britain : the 1976 IMF crisis /
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Goodbye, Great Britain : the 1976 IMF crisis /

In March 1976 the value of the British pound began to slide. The slide turned into a rout and triggered an economic and political trauma. By September confidence in the pound had collapsed. In April 1975 the Wall Street Journal had run the headline 'Goodbye, Great Britain, ' advising inves...

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Main Author: Burk, Kathleen
Other Authors: Cairncross, Alec, 1911-1998
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1992.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: 'Goodbye, Great Britain'
  • pt. I: The Politics. 1: What's Past is Prologue. 2: The Gathering Storm: March-September 1976. 3: The Crisis Breaks: October-December 1976. 4: Getting Rid of the Sterling Balances
  • pt. II: The Economics. 5: The Movement of Opinion. 6: The Loss of Control: The Balance of Payments. 7: The Loss of Control: Domestic Economic Policy. (a): Fiscal Policy. (b): Monetary Policy. (c): Incomes Policy. 8: Comparisons and Conclusions
  • Appendix: The Letter of Intent.