Whitehall and the Control of Prices and Profits in a Major War, 1919–1939
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8956331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Rollings (0000-0002-0789-9413, University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 517-540 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x0100187x |
| OpenAlex | W2112173614 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
For much of the interwar period there was discussion in Whitehall of the policy to control prices and profits in any future major war. Opinion was divided between those who believed that the control of prices and profits would be necessary in return for controlling labour in the light of the experience of the First World War, and those who focused on the financial aspects of the issue, in which the control of prices and profits was seen to play little positive role. This second strand of thinking, rooted in the treasury, predominated, particularly once rearmament began: the co-operation of business and labour, it was argued, was best achieved by maintaining the status quo. As a result, once war did break out, legislation had to be enacted very rapidly to meet popular demands. More generally, this study throws light on the nature of interwar government in Britain and its attitude towards intervention
Ancient history · Control (management · Economic history · Economic interventionism · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · First world war · Government (linguistics · Intervention (counseling · Interwar period · Legislation · Management · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Spanish Civil War · Status quo · Treasury · World War II · Australian History and Society · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |