The national debt : a short history / Martin Slater.
By: Slater, Martin [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, ©2018Description: 321 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190914530 (hardcover).Subject(s): Debts, Public -- Great Britain -- History | Debts, Public | Economic history | Great Britain -- Economic conditions | Great Britain -- History | Great BritainGenre/Form: History. | Print books.Summary: Slater vividly recounts the story of the UK national debt and how attempts to manage it explain many key turning-points in British history.In today's "austerity era," the national debt is newsworthy once again. But this phenomenon, while central to today's politics, can be a highly technical subject. Few people fully understand its implications. This book is written for the lay reader who is not well versed in economics.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index.
Slater vividly recounts the story of the UK national debt and how attempts to manage it explain many key turning-points in British history.In today's "austerity era," the national debt is newsworthy once again. But this phenomenon, while central to today's politics, can be a highly technical subject. Few people fully understand its implications. This book is written for the lay reader who is not well versed in economics.