The Brookings Study of the Poor Performance of the British Economy

The object of this study by a strong team of American and Canadian economists, under the auspices of the Brookings Institution, was to diagnose the relatively slow growth and the recurrent crises of the balance of payments that have marred the performance of the British economy in recent years; and to assess the effectiveness of British economic policy. What is the gist of the team's findings, how convincing are they, and what can we learn from them? The assessment that follows stands as written in August 1968

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