The City Of London And Social Democracy: The Po... Apr 2026

The City of London and Social Democracy: The Political Economy of Finance in Britain, 1959–1979 by Aled Davies explores how structural changes in the financial sector between 1959 and 1979 weakened the British social democratic state. Published by Oxford University Press, the 2017 study argues that the rise of institutional investors and the unregulated "Euromarket" facilitated a shift from industrial-focused economic policy toward a financial-centered economy. Read the full details on the Oxford University Press academic product page . The City of London and Social Democracy - Aled Davies