
For more information on OMFIF Press titles visit omfif.org/shop THE 1976 SAGA REVISITED: BRITAIN'S IMF CRISIS 40 YEARS ON The pound is in free fall. The government is divided. Foreign creditors are clamouring for tough action. The chancellor of the exchequer is under pressure from competing party loyalties. The balance of payments seems out of control. Welcome to the world of 1976 when James Callaghan's government had to resort to the IMF to prevent disaster. Richard Roberts' fast-paced account unveils the intricacies and intrigues of a watershed in British and international economic history - a chronicle displaying similarities to Britain's predicament after the vote to leave the European Union.
Page Count:
140
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
ISBN-10:
0992934990
ISBN-13:
9780992934996
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