第二次世界大战结束以来始终在风雨飘摇中的英国经济,最近又呈现出严重的危機。一九四六年到一九四九年秋季,英国在国际收支上的巨大逆差表现为严重的“美元荒”,最后並逼使英镑贬值。一九四九年第四季及一九五○年内,英国在国际收支上略有盈餘,於是工党大臣们欢呼“美元荒”已经过去,並誇耀自己在经济上的“成就”。但是“好景”不常。甚至在一九五○内,随着英国在国际收 The British economy, which has been precarious since the end of the Second World War, has recently witnessed a serious crisis. Between 1946 and the fall of 1949, Britain’s huge deficit in the balance of payments manifested itself in a serious “dollar shortage” that ended up forcing the pound to depreciate. In the fourth quarter of 1949 and in the year 1950, Britain had a slight surplus in the balance of payments, and Labor ministers cheered that the “dollar shortage” has passed and boasted that it is economically “accomplished.” But “good times” not uncommon. Even in 1950, with the United Kingdom closing in the world