The National Debt: A Short History

by Martin Slater

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 molded by attempts to break free of the Debt, from postwar Keynesian economics to today's austerity.
Martin Slater writes a vivid tale colored with some of the most dramatic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019091453X
• ISBN13: 9780190914530
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"