The National Debt
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The National Debt

A Short History, NEW EDITION

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eBook - ePub

The National Debt

A Short History, NEW EDITION

About this book

While it is central to today’s politics, few people fully understand the National Debt and its role in shaping the course of British history. Without it, Britain would not have gained–and lost–two empires, nor won its wars against France and Germany. But Britain has also been moulded by attempts to break free of the Debt, from postwar Keynesian economics to today’s austerity.

Martin Slater writes a vivid tale coloured with some of the most dramatic incidents and personalities of Britain’s past–from clashes between King and Parliament, American independence and war in Europe, to the abolition of slavery, the development of the Union and the role of leading figures such as Pitt, Gladstone, Adam Smith and Keynes.

From medieval times to the 2008 financial crash and beyond, The National Debt explores the changing fortunes of the Debt, and so of Great Britain.

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Information

Year
2025
Print ISBN
9781805263135
eBook ISBN
9781805265351
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Preface
  10. Preface to the Paperback Edition
  11. A Note on Data and the Value of Money Over Time
  12. 1. Introduction: Should We Worry?
  13. 2. Pre-history
  14. 3. The Beginnings of the National Debt
  15. 4. War and Peace in the Eighteenth Century
  16. 5. Pitt’s Sinking Fund and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
  17. 6. The Nineteenth Century: A Century of Peace
  18. 7. The First World War
  19. 8. The Inter-War Years
  20. 9. The Second World War
  21. 10. The Post-Second World War Years
  22. 11. National Debt and the ‘United’ Kingdom?
  23. 12. The Debt: Other Standards of Comparison
  24. 13. Is There More Than the National Debt?
  25. 14. Conclusions
  26. 15. Recent Developments (November 2024)
  27. Appendix I: Bond Technicalities
  28. Appendix II: Retirement, Aging and the National Debt
  29. Notes
  30. Select Bibliography
  31. Index
  32. Back Cover