英语专业八级阅读知识辅导:英国经济he Economy 英国经济The Evolution of the British Economy since the WarThe evolution of the British economy since WWII falls into threeperiods:二战后英国经济发展可分为三个阶段:(1) Steady development in the 50s and 60s: The British economyin this period is characterized by slow but steady growth, lowunemployment and great material prosperity with rising standards of consumption.(1)战后 50—60 年代平稳发展时期。其重要特点是经济缓慢而持续增长,失业率低,物质丰富,人民消费水平不停增长。(2 ) Economic recession in the 70s : In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintainedthe lowest growth rate and the highest inflation rate, and the high record of trade deficits。(2)70 年代经济滞胀.在 70 年代,英国在所有的发达资本主义国家中,一直保持最低经济增长率,的通货膨胀率,和的贸易赤字纪录。( 3) Economic recovery in the 80s: An outstanding feature of the economic recovery in the 80s wasits length , lasting seven years. Another was the improved financial position of the government, withstronger current account of the balance of payments.(3)80 年代经济复苏。一种明显特点是时间长,复苏持续了 7 年。另一种特点是国际收支大大盈余,政府金融地位。Measures taken by Mrs 。 Thatcher’s government to improve the economyMrs. Thatcher’s government took numerous measures to improve the efficiency of the economyduring the past decade , using both macroeconomic and microeconomic policies。撒切尔政府运用宏观经济政策和微观经济政策,采用许多措施提高经济效益。(1) Macroeconomic measures were directed towards bringing down the rate of inflation andachieving price stability.宏观经济政策直接针对减少通货膨胀率和维持物价稳定。(2) Microeconomic policies were aimed at working with the grain of market forces by encouragingenterprise, efficiency and flexibility。微观...