The vitality of Britain
By: edited by Armand Clesse and Christopher Coker
Publisher: Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Luxembourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
Subjects: Economic conditions; Congresses; History; Civilization
Notes: "The essays in this book are taken from a series of papers which were presented at a conference in Luxembourg [in Dec. 1993] on the theme 'The vitality of Britain"--P. [xiii].

Includes transcript of discussions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The tyranny of history : an analysis of Britain's decline / John A. Hall; title: The use and abuse of history : the 'myth' of Britain's decline / Christopher Coker; title: British vitality at its zenith : explaining the achievements of 1815-1851 / Richard and Barbara Rosecrance; title: How flawed really was Britain's cutlass? : a critique of the Barnett thesis / Eric Grove; title: UK economic decline : 'myth' or reality? / David Kern; title: Britain and the international economy / Denis MacShane; title: Engineering and economic performance in Britain since 1945 / Peter Catterall; title: The finance and maintenance of innovation : the key to vitality? / William P. Kennedy; title: National vitality : a valid concept? : the British example / A.E. Campbell; title: The role of passivity, hopelessness and resentment in the maintenance of an underclass / Anthony Daniels; title: An Italian in London / Beppe Severgnini.