The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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M.W. Kirby. commercial. Possibly the most outstanding area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing. Unlike their German and American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and ...
M.W. Kirby. commercial. Possibly the most outstanding area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing. Unlike their German and American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and ...
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... areas in underdeveloped parts of the world which had yet to be penetrated by foreign competition . In short , entrepreneurs failed to respond energetically to the challenge of over- seas industrialisation and sought the line of least ...
... areas in underdeveloped parts of the world which had yet to be penetrated by foreign competition . In short , entrepreneurs failed to respond energetically to the challenge of over- seas industrialisation and sought the line of least ...
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... area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing . Unlike their German and American competitors , British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities : few commercial travellers ...
... area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing . Unlike their German and American competitors , British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities : few commercial travellers ...
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... areas where there were demonstrable technical or commercial shortcomings in the manufacture of agricultural machinery and medium - range machine tools , for example - it has been argued convincingly that objective market factors - in ...
... areas where there were demonstrable technical or commercial shortcomings in the manufacture of agricultural machinery and medium - range machine tools , for example - it has been argued convincingly that objective market factors - in ...
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... areas of expanding settle- ment located mainly in the temperate zones of the world - principally to North America and to a lesser extent Australia , New Zealand and South Africa . This vast movement of population , to which the UK ...
... areas of expanding settle- ment located mainly in the temperate zones of the world - principally to North America and to a lesser extent Australia , New Zealand and South Africa . This vast movement of population , to which the UK ...
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2nd series American Bacon and Eltis balance of payments Bank of England Bank Review Blackaby boom Bretton Woods Britain Britain's Economic Prospects British economy British industry British Overseas Business History Cambridge capital cent competition considerable cost cotton country's currency D. H. Aldcroft De-industrialisation decline deficit depression dollar economic growth Economic History Review Economic Journal Economic Policy empire employment Europe European exchange expenditure exports factors favour foreign Germany gold standard Howson ibid Imperial Preference important income increased inflation international economy J. M. Keynes John Maynard Keynes Keynes lend-lease Lloyds Bank loan London manufacturing industry million Moggridge multilateral National organisation output Oxford political position postwar prewar problem protectionism rate of growth recovery reduction reproduced by permission return to gold Richardson rise role Second Labour Government sector Skidelsky staple industries Sterling Area structure Table reproduced tariff trade union Treasury United Kingdom