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The Role of the State in the Financialisation of the UK Economy

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posted on 2022-08-04, 23:50 authored by Aeron DavisAeron Davis, Catherine Walsh
This article looks at the role of UK governments in the financialisation of the British economy and its industry. It argues two things. First, the UK state has had a rather more active role here than most observers have acknowledged. Successive governments since the 1970s have not merely abandoned industry, they have handed much of its control to the financial sector. Second, a key part of this policy shift was linked to the rising power of the Treasury and its reshaping of the former Department of Trade and Industry in its own ideal economic policy image. This both boosted the City and disadvantaged industry, thus propelling the UK towards financialisation at a faster pace than almost all rival economies. The arguments are based on evidence from a mix of interviews with central actors, published insider accounts and an analysis of budget statements in the period 1976–2010.

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Davis, A. & Walsh, C. (2016). The Role of the State in the Financialisation of the UK Economy. Political Studies, 64(3), 666-682. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12198

Journal title

Political Studies

Volume

64

Issue

3

Publication date

2016-10-01

Pagination

666-682

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication status

Published

Online publication date

2015-04-10

ISSN

0032-3217

eISSN

1467-9248

Language

en

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