| ID | 120422 |
| Title Proper | Recognising and responding to relative decline |
| Other Title Information | the case of post-war Britain |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Peden, George C |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It became increasingly apparent in the 1950s that Britain was in long-term relative economic decline. However, during far-reaching reviews in 1959-1963 of future policy, the Foreign Office and the Treasury could not agree that timely strategic retrenchment would be an appropriate response. Ministers believed that Britain would remain a world Power; the British economy continued to be handicapped by higher levels of defence expenditure than those of other western European Powers; and it took an economic crisis to force a decision to withdraw from east of Suez. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 24, No.1; Mar 2013: p.59-76 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 24, No.1; Mar 2013: p.59-76 |
| Key Words | Britain ; Economic Decline ; British Economy ; World Power ; Economic Crisis ; Suez |