The Labour Government's Economic Record and Economic Prospects

Ray Barrell, Simon Kirby, Robert Metz and Martin Weale

National Institute Economic Review, 2005, vol. 192, 4-10

Abstract: When the Labour Party came to power in 1997, it had an agenda for reforming the functioning of the UK economy. It planned to introduce a stability-oriented macroeconomic policy that would enhance growth. It was critical of the high level of borrowing that the previous Government had undertaken, and promised to be more prudent. It wanted to increase participation and employment in the economy as a means of both increasing output and reducing poverty. It also aimed to improve the quality of the labour force by enhancing the educational standard of the population and to close the productivity gap between Britain and other European countries.

Date: 2005
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