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Product Description Comprehensively revised and rewritten at frequent intervals since the first edition in 1966, The UK Economy has become acknowledged as the most up-to-date, systematic, and balanced assessement of British economic life. Compiled by a team of specialist economists, and now edited by the distinguished economist M. J. Artis, it combines factual information and informed analysis in the single most accessible guide to the character, problems, and performance of the British economy. Key issues in this 14th edition: * Includes a completely rewritten section on macroeconomics, reflecting the UK's membership of the European Union and current macroeconomic policy * Now features more material on economic growth rates, a popular and topical subject * New emphasis given to the financial system: a description of financial institutions and their importance * Analyses and explains privatization and regulation, two of the hottest topics in the study of UK industry * All the facts and statistics have been completely updated The text is accompanied by tables, graphs, guides to further reading, and a detailed Statistical Appendix.