2013
DOI: 10.1080/09592296.2013.762883
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Recognising and Responding to Relative Decline: The Case of Post-War Britain

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“…First, it would help the economy by stimulating growth, attracting American investment, promoting economies of scale and bolstering UK industrial competitiveness. It could not have been lost on the economic gurus in Whitehall that in 1958 the size of the West German economy overtook Britain's for the first time since the Second World War (Callaghan, , p. 203), although as George Peden (, p. 60) points out, such trends are more obvious in retrospect than to analysts at the time. Second, British membership of the EEC would promote stability in Cold War Europe, strengthen French‐German relations and generally bolster the UK's international influence, particularly with regard to London's standing in the eyes of Washington policy‐makers (Young, , pp.…”
Section: The Outsider Tradition In the Historiographymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, it would help the economy by stimulating growth, attracting American investment, promoting economies of scale and bolstering UK industrial competitiveness. It could not have been lost on the economic gurus in Whitehall that in 1958 the size of the West German economy overtook Britain's for the first time since the Second World War (Callaghan, , p. 203), although as George Peden (, p. 60) points out, such trends are more obvious in retrospect than to analysts at the time. Second, British membership of the EEC would promote stability in Cold War Europe, strengthen French‐German relations and generally bolster the UK's international influence, particularly with regard to London's standing in the eyes of Washington policy‐makers (Young, , pp.…”
Section: The Outsider Tradition In the Historiographymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At home, England has enjoyed a relatively long period of peace and, despite fluctuating economic situations, its political and economic reforms over the years have not only maintained its vitality as one of the world's leading economies (Penden, 2013), they have also bolstered its infrastructure and public services' provisions including education. However, the English national context bears some resemblance with that of the DRC.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The crisis of Suez was the tip of the iceberg but the real, big problem for Britain was that it had already entered a period of financial and economic decline and, under these circumstances, it had to find new ways to preserve its prestige and its place in world affairs. Peden (2013) presents financial data showing the bad condition of the British economy after the Second World-War. The sterling crises in the 50's and 60's, the declining competitiveness of the British industry (1948)(1949)(1950)(1951)(1952)(1953), the low ranking of the British economy in terms of national income (1952)(1953)(1954)(1955)(1956) and the losses for Britain because of the trade with Commonwealth countries instead of the developing industrialised European countries succinctly describe the big difficulties that the Sandys defence policy review had to tackle.…”
Section: Military Forces In Times Of Strategic Shrinkage and Economic Crisismentioning
confidence: 99%