Walking wounded: The British economy in the aftermath of World War I

Walking wounded: The British economy in the aftermath of World War I
Friday 12 Sep 2014New Vox Eu Column
Walking wounded: The British economy in the aftermath of World War I
Nicholas Crafts 27 August 2014
It is well-known that World War I was expensive for Britain. The indirect economic costs were also huge. In this column Prof. Crafts argues that the adverse implications of the Great War for post-war unemployment and trade – together with the legacy of a greatly increased national debt – significantly reduced the level of real GDP throughout the 1920s.