The Growth of Public Expenditure in the United Kingdom from 1870 to 2005

1. Introduction
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2. The Growth of the Public Sector
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3. Public Revenue 1870–1939
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4. Public Expenditure 1870–1939 — Defence, Consolidated Fund, Trade, Industry and Transport, Common Administrative Services, Pensions, Transfers from Central to Local Government
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5. Public Expenditure 1870–1939 — Education, Libraries and Museums, Health and Welfare
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6. Public Expenditure 1870–1939 — Housing, Household Environmental Services, Police, Fire and Rescue Services, Administration of Justice, Public Utilities, Infrastructure, Miscellaneous Expenditure
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7. Public Revenue 1938–2005
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8. Public Expenditure 1938–2005 — Defence, Consolidated Fund, Pensions, Transfers from Central to Local Government, Common Administrative Services, Trade, Industry and Transport, Food and Agriculture
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9. Public Expenditure 1938–2005 — Education, Libraries and Museums, Health, Welfare, Social Security
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10. Public Expenditure 1938 to 2005 — Housing, Household Environmental Services, Police, Fire and Rescue, Administration of Justice, Public Utilities, Infrastructure, Miscellaneous Expenditure
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11. Summary and Conclusion
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Keywords: Economics, Economic History, Public Economics, Heterodox Economics, Economic Policy, Economic Growth, Political Economy