Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944-1961 - Volumes
Volumes
14 volumes in Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944-1961
Records of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1943-1963
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food was a British government department established in 1955. Between the years 1919 and 1955, it was known as the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. This volume contains selected departmental records from the period 1943–1963. Subjects covered include exports and imports of foodstuff and other agricultural produce—including the impact of tariff regimes, the Common Market, and the Commonwealth—as well as the government’s relationship with domestic... Read more →
Records of the Board of Trade, 1945-1961
The Board of Trade is a British government department and committee of the Privy Council tasked with overseeing matters of trade, commerce, and industry. Though effectively dormant in the late-twentieth century, and now residing in the Department of International Trade, it played an important role in British political life from the seventeenth century onward. This volume contains selected departmental records from the period 1943–1963. Subjects covered include international trade policy and... Read more →
Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961
Commodities and commodity prices played an important role in the post-war economic boom. This volume contains records from eight British government departments—the Admiralty, Board of Trade, Cabinet Office, Foreign Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Fuel and Power, and Treasury—that explain their impact in the context of wider micro- and macroeconomic trends. The records cover the period 1945–1961. The three main types of commodities—agricultural or soft... Read more →
Records relating to the Bretton Woods Conference & system, 1944-1951
The Bretton Woods Conference, formally referred to as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, took place in July 1944 at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. The conference brought together delegates from 44 nations with a view to creating a series of rules to govern the post-war international monetary system. The resulting Bretton Woods Agreement established such a framework among Western nations. This volume contains records from... Read more →
