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UK Borrowed Foreign Currency from the IMF in 1976 — NeilW

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The 1976 IMF debacle in the UK was a defining moment when the promotion of full employment ended. Fundamentally though it was a political mistake by people who didn’t understand that floating the UK pound fundamentally changed how it behaved.... New WaylandUK Borrowed Foreign Currency from the IMF in 1976NeilW

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The 1976 IMF debacle in the UK was a defining moment when the promotion of full employment ended. Fundamentally though it was a political mistake by people who didn’t understand that floating the UK pound fundamentally changed how it behaved....
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UK Borrowed Foreign Currency from the IMF in 1976
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