The Growth of Public Expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1870 to 2005 [electronic resource] /
by Clive Lee.
- 1st ed. 2012.
- IX, 285 p. online resource.
Public expenditure has increased considerably in the UK from around ten per cent of GDP in the 1870s to forty per cent and above in the 21st century. Clive Lee explores the fluctuations in state spending, highlighting the ongoing political conflict over the size and extent of welfare provision.
9780230367319
10.1057/9780230367319 doi
Economic history. Public finance. Schools of economics. Economic policy. Economic growth. Political economy. Economic History. Public Economics. Heterodox Economics. Economic Policy. Economic Growth. International Political Economy.