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Recovering from the Economic Impact of COVID-19

Who Should Pick Up the Bill for the British Lockdown?

Peter Scott    Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK    

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This chapter examines what lessons can be learned from three previous crises that created public debt mountains of similar magnitude to the pandemic: the First World War, Second World War, and Credit Crunch. In all three cases the Treasury pressed for drastic spending cuts, to maintain confidence in sterling and the City. However, in the one case where the Treasury’s advice was rejected, there was a substantially stronger recovery. The Treasury has similarly lobbied for austerity measures to deal with the Covid-19 government debt, again raising the spectre of slow growth and mass unemployment.

Pubblicato
31 Luglio 2020
Accettato
30 Giugno 2020
Presentato
03 Giugno 2020
Lingua
EN
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-442-4

Keywords: Recovery policyEconomic recoveryCovid-19AusterityBank of EnglandTreasury

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