The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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1 Balance of Payments and Export of Capital in the UK 1861–1913. ... 3 Average Annual Rates of Growth of Selected Indices of the UK Economy 1860–1913. 4 Comparative Long-Term ... 17 Employment in Manufacturing Industry, UK 1907–76.
1 Balance of Payments and Export of Capital in the UK 1861–1913. ... 3 Average Annual Rates of Growth of Selected Indices of the UK Economy 1860–1913. 4 Comparative Long-Term ... 17 Employment in Manufacturing Industry, UK 1907–76.
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29 The Increasing Concentration of Net Assets in UK Manufacturing Industry 1957–69. 30 The Share of the Largest 100 Firms in UK Manufacturing Net Output 1909–70. 1 The British Economy 1870–1913: the Descent from Hegemony DOI:
29 The Increasing Concentration of Net Assets in UK Manufacturing Industry 1957–69. 30 The Share of the Largest 100 Firms in UK Manufacturing Net Output 1909–70. 1 The British Economy 1870–1913: the Descent from Hegemony DOI:
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DOI: 10.4324/9781315020372-1 In 1913 Britain stood at the centre of the international economy, ... the mid-Victorian era when the supremacy of British industry had gone unchallenged and the future of domestic agriculture seemed assured.
DOI: 10.4324/9781315020372-1 In 1913 Britain stood at the centre of the international economy, ... the mid-Victorian era when the supremacy of British industry had gone unchallenged and the future of domestic agriculture seemed assured.
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Agriculture suffered the greatest proportional losses with mining and the tertiary sector (transport and public and professional services) registering the greatest gains. The latter, however, were noted for their relatively low levels ...
Agriculture suffered the greatest proportional losses with mining and the tertiary sector (transport and public and professional services) registering the greatest gains. The latter, however, were noted for their relatively low levels ...
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... nature and continually applied throughout industry as a whole. In relation to exports the climacteric thesis is on stronger ground. Industrialisation overseas inevitably meant a reduction in the British share of world markets.
... nature and continually applied throughout industry as a whole. In relation to exports the climacteric thesis is on stronger ground. Industrialisation overseas inevitably meant a reduction in the British share of world markets.
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Contents
Growth and Stagnation | |
Recovery on the Dole | |
the Bankrupt State | |
the Political Economy of Failure | |
Statistical Tables | 12 |
Notes | 25 |
Bibliography | 79 |
Index | 1982 |
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