Smith Policy-Making in the Treasury

Explaining Britain’s Chosen Path on European Economic and Monetary Union.
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-33704-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 250 Seiten, eBook

Going behind the doors of the Treasury and Number 10, this book explores why successive British Prime Ministers from Callaghan to Blair have been hesitant towards European Economic and Monetary Union. It uses official documents and interviews with former ministers to understand discussions that took place at the heart of government.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Whitehall, the Treasury and Policy-making 3. The Callaghan Government and the ERM 4. The Thatcher Government and the ERM 5. The Thatcher Government and the ERM con/d 6. The Major Government and EMU at Maastricht 7. The Major Government and EMU at Maastricht con/d 8. The Blair Government and the Single Currency 9. The Blair Government and the Single Currency con/d 10. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Smith was born in Worcestershire and now lives in North London, UK. In between, he obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Birmingham, and his PhD in Manchester. Having worked in central government at Westminster for more than a decade, he is now based in the City.