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Armand Clesse & Christopher Coker (eds.) The vitality of Britain |
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In December 1993 the Institute organised a conference on the Vitality of Britain, with some 60 participants, two-third if them from Britain. The conference was organised in the context of the 'Vitality of Nations' project, which is a multidisciplinary, multinational and long-term research project of the Institute; some 15 conferences have been organised so far in this context, either on specific countries or on various aspects of the rise and decline of nations. Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Essays Chapter I: The Use of History John A. Hall - The Tyranny of History: An Analysis of Britain's decline Christopher Coker - The Use and Abuse of History: The 'Myth' of Britain's Decline Richard & Barbara Rosecrance - British Vitality at Its Zenith: Explaining the Achievements of 1815-1851 Eric Grove - How Flawed Really was Britain's Cutlass? A critique of the Barnett Thesis Chapter II: The Economic Context David Kern - UK Economic Decline: Myth or Reality? Denis MacShane - Britain and the International Economy Peter Catterall - Engineering and Economic Performance in Britain since 1945 William P.Kennedy - The Finance and Maintenance of Innovation: The key to Vitality? Chapter III: The Social Context A.E. Campbell - National Vitality - A valid Concept? The British Example Anthony Daniels - The Role of Passivity, Hopelessness and Resentment in the Maintenance of an Underclass Beppe Severgnini - An Italian in London Part II: Conference Proceedings Introductory Remarks The Debate on the Rise and decline of Britain Assessing the Vitality of Britain Economic Aspects Social and Cultural Aspects Technological Aspects Institutional Aspects Education The Future of Britain's Vitality Contributors Conference Participants Index of the Contributions to the Discussions Bestel/Order |
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