Évolution économique et sociale du Royaume-Uni

📋 Plan du Cours

1. The Beveridge Report and the Welfare State
2. Keynesianism and Fiscal Policy
3. The UK's Relationship with European Institutions and Euroscepticism
4. Regional Economic Disparities and Levelling Up Initiatives
5. Financial Markets Evolution from the Big Bang to Today

📖 1. The Beveridge Report and the Welfare State

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• INTRODUCTION : The initial section presenting the context and foundational ideas related to the Beveridge Report and the Welfare State.
• THE POST-WAR CONSENSUS : A period after World War II until the 1970s marked by an unusual degree of agreement between the two main political parties, the government, employers, and trade unions on aims, principles, and policies to make Great Britain more economically efficient, fairer, and more competitive.
• Policy : A set of government actions and principles aimed at achieving economic efficiency, fairness, and control of public expenditure, including increased spending on the NHS due to an ageing population and the high cost of modern medicine.

📝 Points essentiels