History A-Level
Economic orthodoxy
What Economic orthodoxy means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic orthodoxy
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A commitment to fiscal orthodoxy and balanced budgets, used by MacDonald and Snowden to establish Labour's credibility.
Topics that use Economic orthodoxy
- 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957 – The search for stability, 1922–1929 (AQA A-Level)
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