[英语学习]英美文化基础教程Lecture 3.pptVIP

外国语学院 崔东 Lecture 3 British Economy Main Contents I. Economic overview II. Economic Decline III. The current British economy I. Economic overview (from CIA) The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is one of the strongest economies of Western Europe. Over the past two decades, the government has greatly reduced public ownership and contained the growth of social welfare programs. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil reso