This paper examines the role of British government policy in the dramatic growth of overseas (particularly American) multinationals in Britain from the end of the Second World War to the late 1950s.

This article examines union perceptions of multinationals and reviews evidence regarding the extent to which these perceptions were justified. The political and industrial compaigns waged by the union movement against multinational firms are also examined, logether with the success they achieved.

This paper examines the ways insurance companies modified their investment policies during the interwar years, arguing that this period marked the start of the transition from 'traditional' to 'modern' investment practice.

This paper examines the investment decision-making process behind the allocation of government expenditure in Britain during the period 1945-60, in the light of institutional theories of Britain's poor post-war economic performance, taking the example of road infrastructure investment.