The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... American economies were industrialising on the basis of more sophisticated technology and forms of industrial organisation. By 1913 they were relatively diversified, encompassing most of the traditional staple industries and also the ...
... American economies were industrialising on the basis of more sophisticated technology and forms of industrial organisation. By 1913 they were relatively diversified, encompassing most of the traditional staple industries and also the ...
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... American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities: few commercial travellers were employed and, as many a consular report lamented, techniques of salesmanship were crude ...
... American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities: few commercial travellers were employed and, as many a consular report lamented, techniques of salesmanship were crude ...
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... American economies were industrialising on the basis of more sophisticated technology and forms of industrial organisation . By 1913 they were relatively diversified , encompassing most of the traditional staple industries and also the ...
... American economies were industrialising on the basis of more sophisticated technology and forms of industrial organisation . By 1913 they were relatively diversified , encompassing most of the traditional staple industries and also the ...
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... American competitors , British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities : few commercial travellers were employed and , as many a consular report lamented , techniques of salesmanship were ...
... American competitors , British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities : few commercial travellers were employed and , as many a consular report lamented , techniques of salesmanship were ...
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... American industry , is that there was a failure to replace the outmoded mule with the more efficient , capital - intensive ring spindle . Criticisms have also been levelled at the weaving section to the effect that its record in the ...
... American industry , is that there was a failure to replace the outmoded mule with the more efficient , capital - intensive ring spindle . Criticisms have also been levelled at the weaving section to the effect that its record in the ...
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2nd series American Bacon and Eltis balance of payments Bank of England Blackaby boom Bretton Woods Britain Britain's economic British economy British industry British Overseas Cambridge capital cent Coalmining Industry competition considerable cost cotton countries country's currency current account D. H. Aldcroft De-industrialisation decline deficit depression dollar economic growth Economic History Review economic policy empire employment Europe European exchange expenditure factors favour foreign Germany gold standard government's Howson ibid Imperial Preference important income increased inflation international economy interwar period J. M. Keynes John Maynard Keynes Keynes lend-lease loan London major manufacturing industry ment million Moggridge Monetary Policy multilateral organisation output political position postwar prewar primary producing problem programme protectionism rate of growth recovery reduction reproduced by permission rise Robert Skidelsky role Second Labour Government sector Skidelsky staple industries Sterling Area structure Table reproduced tariff trade union Treasury