This book is the first history of UK economic intelligence and offers a new perspective on the evolution of Britain's national intelligence machinery and how it worked during the Cold War.

Formerly an intelligence analyst at the Defence Intelligence Staff, Secret Intelligence Service, and Cabinet Office, Peter Davies has a PhD in History from Queen Mary, University of London and is currently affiliated to Drew University, NJ, USA.

Introduction: Economics and Intelligence History, Part One - Prelude, 1. A New Field of Intelligence, 2. Rival Concepts, Part Two - The War Years, 3. Enemy Branch, 4. Planning for the Future, 5. The Origins of the Joint Intelligence Bureau, Part Three - The Golden Age, 6. The Changing Post-War Intelligence Architecture, 7. The Joint Intelligence Bureau and Whitehall, 8. Creating the Defence Intelligence Staff, 9. Economic Intelligence for the Ministry of Defence 1946-91,10. Economic Intelligence for Whitehall 1946-68, Part Four - Marking Time, 11. The British Way of Economic Intelligence, 12. The Top Table, 13. The Fate of the Directorate of Economic Intelligence, Conclusion, Appendices