Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. List of Figures vii
4. List of Tables viii
5. Preface and Acknowledgements ix
6. Introduction: 'Goodbye, Great Britain' xii
7. PART I: THE POLITICS
8. 1 What's Past is Prologue 1
9. 2 The Gathering Storm: March-September 1976 20
10. 3 The Crisis Breaks: October-December 1976 59
11. 4 Getting Rid of the Sterling Balances 111
12. PART II: THE ECONOMICS
13. 5 The Movement of Opinion 129
14. 6 The Loss of Control: The Balance of Payments 163
15. 7 The Loss of Control: Domestic Economic Policy 179
16. 8 Comparisons and Conclusions 215
17. Appendix. The Letter of Intent 229
18. Notes 237
19. Bibliography 254
20. Index 261