An Economist Among Mandarins

Download or read book An Economist Among Mandarins written by Kit Jones and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-07-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His appointment as Director of the Economic Section, first in the Cabinet Office and then in the Treasury, came at a crucial time in the development of the modern economic state, when governments were just taking on responsibility for managing the general course of the economy. As the senior members of the Treasury were rooted in a pre-Keynesian age, Hall's influence grew rapidly and was at times dominant with ministers. He was involved in all aspects of economic policy.