British left and the defence economy, the: rockets, guns and kidney machines, 1970–83
Auteur :
Loughlin, Keith Mc
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526144010
Date de publication :
30 mars 2022
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
503 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book charts the dispute over defence spending between the left and business, government and the trade unions between 1970 and 1983. Whereas the left blamed Britain’s postwar economic decline on its burdensome military commitments, successive governments used defence was a form of economic stimulus to promote jobs and sell weapons abroad. -- .