Play it Again Clem? Lessons from the 1940s for Post-COVID Britain

Play it Again Clem? Lessons from the 1940s for Post-COVID Britain

By London School of Economics and Political Science

Contributor(s): Professor Nick Crafts | After World War 2, Britain faced issues which are familiar today: strengthening the welfare state, dealing with an inflated public debt, improving productivity performance, underpinning support for the market economy, and credibly promising a better future. The Attlee government has been widely praised for its handling of this difficult situation and it is often said that we should remember the lessons of the 1940s.
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