英国经济发展史 要英文版的

英国经济发展史 要英文版的
英国经济发展史 要英文版的

英国经济发展史 要英文版的
二战后英国经济发展
The Evolution of the British Economy since the War
The evolution of the British economy since WWII falls into three periods：
（1） Steady development in the 50s and 60s： The British economy in this period is characterized by slow but steady growth, low unemployment and great material prosperity with rising standards of consumption.
（2） Economic recession in the 70s： In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest growth rate and the highest inflation rate, and the high record of trade deficits.
（3） Economic recovery in the 80s： An outstanding feature of the economic recovery in the 80s was its length, lasting seven years. Another was the improved financial position of the government, with stronger current account of the balance of payments.
Measures taken by Mrs. Thatcher\'\'s government to improve the economy
Mrs. Thatcher\'\'s government took numerous measures to improve the efficiency of the economy during the past decade, using both macroeconomic and microeconomic policies.
（1） Macroeconomic measures were directed towards bringing down the rate of inflation and achieving price stability.
（2） Microeconomic policies were aimed at working with the grain of market forces by encouraging enterprise, efficiency and flexibility.
Reasons for the British coal mining is called a “sick” industry today.
英国煤矿被称为“生病”工业的原因.
Today the coal industry in Britain is on the decline,the number of miners, collieries and the total output have been falling.
The reasons for the decline are as follows： exhaustion of old mines, costly operations of extraction, poor old equipment, little investment, fall in demand due to imports of cleaner, cheaper and more efficient fuels, etc.
Main problems associated with Britain\'s iron and steel industry today.
The main textile producing regions of Britain are the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Humberside, and Northern Ireland.
New Industries
New industries include microprocessors and computers, biotechnology and other high-tech industries. There are three areas in Britain which have seen some high-tech industrial growth： （1）.the area between London and South Wales, （2）.the Cambridge area of East Anglia and （3）.the area between Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. The third area is the most spectacular of the three and is now often referred to as the “Silicon Glen”. By the end of 1985 half of Britain\'s microchip output was estimated to have come from Scotland.