Introduction
Since the 1990s, the economy of the UK has made a pronounced shift away from its traditional dependence on its industrial sector. The services sphere has come to the forefront and successive governments have promoted this trend. Due to the global financial crisis, the countrys GDP contracted by 4.9% in 2009, but recovered in 2010 with growth of 1.6%.
Features and benefits
* Understand how the UK can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in the UK, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in the UK through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of the UK identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in the UK, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of the UK's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does the UK perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in the UK and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does the UK perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does the UK perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
