Public Policy and the Economy since 1900

`Tomlinson has an excellent ability to summarize complex issues briefly and clearly for which teachers and students will be grateful to him`. 20th Century British History 'As an introduction, or a students' textbook, it would be excellent value, and even the more experienced reader will find its guidance through the past 11 turbulent years most enlightening.' Sidney Pollard, Economic History Review, Volume XLIII, 1990. 'To be welcomed and is likely to be very successful as a economic ext' Business History
`Supported by a fine array of academic references, Tomlinson achieves a creditable measure of success. His statistical tables in particular are excellent, and calculated to enlighten the reader and not blind him with science.' Financial Times
`This is a useful book that cuts a swathe through the voluminous literature on economic policy in the twentieth century, and it will surely be welcomed with open arms by undergraduates, economic historians and economists.` Steve Broadberry, University of Warwick, Economica
'A useful book' Journal of Economic History
`Tomlinson understands technical economic literature and can convey its significance in terms which the general reader should be able to grasp.' Times Literary Supplement
`This is an admirably clear and useful survey based upon an impressively wide range of relevant secondary sources. Tomlinson has an excellent ability to summarize complex issues briefly and clearly, for which teachers and students will be grateful to him.' Twentieth-Century British History
`In Public Policy and the Economy since 1900, Jim Tomlinson takes us on an extended but fast-moving tour of economic policy-making in Britain since the turn of the century ... The result is much like a carefully planned and intelligently executed bus tour designed to convey a sense of the whole while describing the main points of interest in a large territory with some accuracy and detail. It is not easy to carry off such a tour, but Tomlinson does so magnificently. His approach to the parametres of policy-making is highly sensible and provides a nice organizational framework for each chapter ... The book also pays particular attention to the international context in which policy was made ... an indispensable reference work ... It is fascinating territory and Tomlinson an adept guide.' Business History Review
`Very good introduction to policy.' Peter Burnham, University of Warwick