An Introduction to the UK Economy, now in its fifth edition, offers students an authoritative, straightforward introduction to the salient features of the modern British economy. Generously illustrated, this text is intellectually accessible to beginning students of economics at a wide range of levels, from GCSE and A-level study through beginning economics courses and professional examinations.


The fifth edition focuses on Britain's role in the world economy, and includes updated material on:






Regulation



Social policy



Inflation



Foreign direct investment



Transnational corporations



Transport infrastructure



Health service provision



Pensions



The environment



The Euro



Central Bank independence



Technical change



Housing



Higher education



World trade



Manufacturing and the "weightless economy"



Regional policy



Each chapter ends with a selection of questions and exercises designed to encourage students to collect, present, and interpret simple statistical and other data from easily accessible sources.