Government economic policy - Geoffrey Rippon view

Title

Government economic policy - Geoffrey Rippon view

Genre

Interview

TX Date

29 Sep 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Rodney Bennett interviews Conservative MP and former cabinet minister Geoffrey Rippon, where he criticises the monetarist economic policies of the Government led by Margaret Thatcher, in particular high interest rates, and refers to the economic situation in the USA. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Rodney Bennett; Geoffrey Rippon

Keywords

USA; Government; Economics; UK; Monetary policy; Economic policy; Interest rates; Government policy; International economic relations; Counter-inflation policy

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