British Economic and Strategic Planning

The political manoeuvres which brought about the collapse of Britain's last Liberal government in May 1915 have already been the subject of much scholarly debate. This book will attempt to go beyond the arena of strictly party and factional politics and will examine some of the administrative problems the Liberals faced on the home front. <p>Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1. Nineteenth-century political economy and the problem of war Chapter 2. The strategy of 'business as usual' Chapter 3. Munitions and the Edwardian army Chapter 4. Economic planning for 'business as usual' Chapter 5. The limits of prewar planning Chapter 6. The July crisis Chapter 7. The Failure of 'business as usual' Chapter 8. Kitchener and the creation of the 'Nation in Arms', August-December 1914 Chapter 9. The war in France, 1914-15 Chapter 10. Lloyd George and Total war Chapter 11. Conclusion: The unresolved dilemmas of economic strategy</p>