Withers Becomes Editor
Financial writer Hartley Withers assumed the editorship during the First World War, when government borrowing and monetary pressures dominated economics.
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Hartley Withers Biography and Timeline
Follow Hartley Withers through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Hartley Withers, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1916–1919Years on this page
1916
1919
Postwar Debt and Reconstruction
Withers edited The Economist amid British postwar debt, inflation and debates about restoring financial stability after the armistice.
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