{"product_id":"bankruptcy-bubbles-and-bailouts-the-inside-history-of-the-treasury-since-1976-paperback","title":"Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bailouts: The Inside History of the Treasury Since 1976 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAeron Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Treasury is one of Britain's oldest, most powerful and most secretive institutions. It has played a central role in shaping the country's economic system, yet all too often it has escaped public scrutiny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Treasury is often presented as a bedrock in times of crisis, rescuing the nation's finances from posturing politicians and the combustions of world financial markets. However, there is another side to the story. Between the highs there have been many lows, from botched privatisations to dubious private finance initiatives, from failing to spot the great financial crisis to facilitating ever-growing inequalities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoing behind the scenes, this book offers an inside history of the Treasury, in the words of chancellors, advisors and civil servants themselves. It shows the shortcomings as well as the successes, the personalities and the ideas that have shaped Britain's economy since the mid-1970s. Based on interviews with over fifty key figures, it offers a fascinating, alternative insight on how and why the UK economy came to function as it does today, and why reform is long overdue.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Treasury is one of Britain's oldest, most powerful and secretive institutions, one that has played a central role in shaping the country's economic system. But all too often it has escaped public scrutiny when it comes to investigating the ups and downs of the UK economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Its public image is one of stability in times of crisis, repeatedly rescuing the nation's finances from the hands of posturing politicians and the combustions of world financial markets. However, there is another side to the story. In between the highs there have been many lows, from botched privatisations to dubious private finance initiatives, from failing to spot the great financial crisis to facilitating austerity and ever-growing inequalities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Davis takes the reader behind the scenes to offer an inside history of the Treasury, in the words of the chancellors, advisors and civil servants themselves. Bankruptcy, bubbles and bailouts shows the shortcomings as well as the successes, the personalities, ideas and conflicts that have shaped Britain's economy since the mid-1970s. Based on interviews with over fifty key figures, it offers a fascinating, alternative insight on how and why the UK economy came to function as it does today, and why reform is long overdue.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAeron Davis is Professor of Political Communication at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the author of seven previous books, including Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment (2018). His work has appeared in the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph, Times Higher Education, the New Statesman, the Guardian and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750221807904,"sku":"9781526177469","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/79019828a26eb00761ba754cfa04f83d.webp?v=1779946240","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bankruptcy-bubbles-and-bailouts-the-inside-history-of-the-treasury-since-1976-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}