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The Great Depression of 1929–32 broke out at a time when the United Kingdom was still far from having recovered from the effects of the First World War. Economist Lee Ohanian showed that economic output fell by 25% between 1918 and 1921 and did not recover until the end of the Great Depression, [3] arguing that the United Kingdom suffered a 20-year great depression beginning in 1918.
The term "The Great Depression" is most frequently attributed to British economist Lionel Robbins, whose 1934 book The Great Depression is credited with formalizing the phrase, [230] though Hoover is widely credited with popularizing the term, [230] [231] informally referring to the downturn as a depression, with such uses as "Economic ...
English: The Great Depression in an international perspective. Triangles mark points at which nations suspended gold convertibility and/or devalued their currency against gold. For full explanation and sources see prout The Great Depression in Facts and Figures.
This is a list of recessions (and depressions) that have affected the economy of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. In the United Kingdom a recession is generally defined as two successive quarters of negative economic growth, as measured by the seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter figures for real GDP. Name Dates Duration Real GDP reduction Causes Other data Great Slump c. 1430 ...
Also called the Great Crash or the Wall Street Crash, leading to the Great Depression. Recession of 1937–1938: 1937 USA: Lasting around a year, this share price fall was triggered by an economic recession within the Great Depression and doubts about the effectiveness of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy. Kennedy Slide of 1962: 28 May ...
Great Depression, the worst systemic banking crisis of the 20th century; Secondary banking crisis of 1973–1975 in the UK; Japanese asset price bubble (1986–2003) Savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s in the U.S. 1988–1992 Norwegian banking crisis; Finnish banking crisis of 1990s; Sweden financial crisis 1990–1994; Rhode Island ...
English: Chart of per-capita real GDP during the Great Depression with significant events noted. The red line shows an estimate of full-employment output for reference. The red line shows an estimate of full-employment output for reference.
Unemployment was the dominant issue of British society during the interwar years. [1] Unemployment levels rarely dipped below 1,000,000 and reached a peak of more than 3,000,000 in 1933, a figure which represented more than 20% of the working population. The unemployment rate was even higher in areas including South Wales and Liverpool. [1]