History A-Level
Economic challenges
What Economic challenges means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic challenges
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Difficulties from 1966 to 1989 including the 1966–67 recession, 1970s oil shocks and rising unemployment.
Topics that use Economic challenges
- Economic development and policies, 1918–89 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Central planning and targets
- Depression and state intervention
- Economic crisis and stabilisation
- Economic miracle
- European integration
- Living standards and social division
- Living standards under control
- Recovery and foreign investment
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