战后,英国政府充分感到必须采取积极步骤实现许多经济目标,包括高指标稳定就业,尽快发展生产,提高生活水平,实现更公平的收入分配.实现这些目标需要抑制通货膨胀,降低成本价格,否则将削弱在国际市场上的竞争能力和影响维持国际收支的平衡.战前的英国是一个巨大的债权国.它的海外投资总额和黄金贮备比它的外债大得多.战争结束后,它的外债超过在外国的资产,这使英国几百年来第一次成为债务国.从1945至1971年的25年间,英国经济发展 After the war, the British government fully felt that it is necessary to take positive steps to achieve many economic goals, including high targets of stable employment, rapid development of production, improvement of living standards and a more equitable income distribution. To achieve these goals, it is necessary to curb inflation and reduce the cost price. Otherwise, Will weaken the competitiveness in the international market and affect the balance of payments to maintain the balance of pre-war Britain is a huge creditor country, its total overseas investment and gold reserves much larger than its foreign debt after the war, it Of its foreign debt exceeded its foreign assets, making Britain the debtor nation for the first time in centuries. For the 25 years from 1945 to 1971, the British economy