TY - GEN AU - Littlewood, John TI - The stock market: 50 years of capitalism at work SN - 0273638726 AV - HG4577 .L588 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - London, San Francisco PB - Financial Times/Pitman Publishing KW - Stock Exchange (London, England) KW - History KW - Capitalism KW - Great Britain KW - Stock exchanges KW - Big business N1 - Includes index; The stock market in 1945 and the Atlee labour government: 1945-51 --; Thirteen conservative years: 1951-64 --; Inflationary years: 1964-79 --; The Thatcher years: 1979-90 --; Appendix: Stock market indices, 1945-98 --; Market value of institutional funds, 1945-95 --; Takeover bids, 1957-98 --; Successful takeover bids of UK companies --; Agreed mergers --; Failed, lapsed or withdrawn takeover bids --; Equity rights issues and fixed interest issues --; Highest one-day percentage movements ER -