The ultimate concern that faces teachers of economics in Great Britain is how their pupils will fare in the externally assessed examinations at the secondary level. This article puts in historical perspective the recent moves toward centralized control of the assessment of the curriculum. (RM)

Discusses British economics education between 1951 and 1991. Reports the scarcity of economics courses and materials during the 1950s, growth the discipline in the 1960s, the inception of the Economics Association's 14-16 Project during the 1970s, and the increased curriculum integration of the 1980s. Examines prospects for economics education in…

How the comparison of different economic systems came to be included as a part of the Oxford and Cambridge (England) A-level syllabus is reviewed. (Author/RM)

The progress made in post-war Great Britain toward the goal of economic literacy is described, and proposals for promoting economic literacy in the remaining years of this century are presented. (RM)