Unit 5 英国经济2014.11.18.ppt

Could you make a summary about British politics brifely? General Elections Unit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5 Unit 5 Thatcher’s Economic Policy Lower Inflation Economic growth Personal income Profitability of industrial companies High Unemployment; Widened gap between the poor and the rich; High crime rates; Unsatisfactory social services. * * LOGO A symbol of model of democracy民主制 1. Thomas Edison 2. Samuel F. B. Morse 3. Alexander Graham Bell American ; tungsten lamp 钨丝电灯泡 American ;the first telegraph message American ; Phone inventor 4. Elias Howe/Isaac Singer 5. Cyrus McCormick 6. George Eastman The McCormick Reaper English inventor The Mechanization of Reaping 收割机 American 抹去的是尘埃留住的是精彩，一句广告语，使用了100多年；一个胶卷，照了一个多世纪。 The founder of Kodak Company American 7. Charles Goodyear 8. Nikola Tesla 9. George Westinghouse 10. Dr. Richard Gatling 特斯拉死光与无限远距离传输1亿伏电装置 Westinghouse Early AC System 1887 (U.S. Patent 373,035) eraser Englishman Croatian克罗地亚人;交流电发电机alternating current) generator American; electricity inventor American; the Gatling gun格林机关枪 Absolute Decline and Relative Decline Recent History The Current U.K. Economy Case Study: The Aerospace Industry Contents 自主学习 The strong position of the UK economy in the world (P.70) The Causes for the Relative Decline 1) Being in debt to finance the war 2) The end of the empire (British colonies gained independence. ) 3) Being heavily burdened with the huge military expenditure during the process of decolonization 4) Britain lacked the investment in modern equipment and new products. 英国在非殖民化的过程中因为巨额的军备开支而重负不堪。 Summary of the Decline ＊The UK has experienced an economic decline since 1945. but this is a relative decline rather than an absolute one. ＊Britain is wealthier and more productive than it was in 1945, but since other countries developed more rapidly, it has slid from being the 2nd largest economy to being the 6t