Something Will Turn Up
Something Will Turn Up
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Summary
Britain's 'foremost economic journalist' (Sunday Times) paints a lively, accessible portrait of the country's economic fortunes since 1945.
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Something Will Turn Up by David Smith
As the prevailing winds of the global economy have changed, so Britain has been buffeted from boom to bust and back again. But how much is our country's economic landscape shaped by the huge forces of international capital - and the hope that 'something will turn up' - and how much by the individual men and women at the heart of our economic policy? David Smith forged his career as Britain's leading economic journalist during the country's traumatic transition from the 'workshop of the world' in the Midlands where he grew up, to an economy built on the sometimes shaky foundations of services and the City. Something Will Turn Up is his account of the chancellors, prime ministers, Bank of England governors and senior officials he has encountered and interviewed over the last five decades, and their impact on the realities of modern British life since the war. Smith leads us through the mire of government policy and long-term trends with wit and clarity to paint a vivid, personal picture of how we got to now - and where we might go from here.
Praise for Free Lunch: 'David Smith skilfully cuts through the mind-numbing waffle that surrounds much of modern economics, delivering a highly accessible guide to a subject that many claim to understand but very few do-- Jeff Randall, BBC Business Editor
Smith ... is an amiable and talented dining companion * Observer *
Free of jargon, obfuscation and interminable subordinate clauses, his prose is just the job * The Times *
Smith ... is an amiable and talented dining companion * Observer *
Free of jargon, obfuscation and interminable subordinate clauses, his prose is just the job * The Times *
David Smith is Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and the author of a number of books including The Dragon and the Elephant [9781847650474] and classic guide to economics Free Lunch [9781781250112], both published by Profile.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781253236 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781253234 |
| Title | Something Will Turn Up |
| Author | David Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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