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Alan Bollard, "Economists in the Cold War: How a Handful of Economists Fought the Battle of Ideas" (Oxford UP, 2023)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Economic Decline and the Battle of Economic Ideas Post-WWII

This chapter explores Britain's economic struggles following World War II, focusing on the effects of extensive national debt. It also contrasts the perspectives of economists on the IMF and World Bank's roles and assesses how U.S. interests influenced global economic policies, moving away from Keynesian principles.

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