The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... the last two years: she has coped admirably with the frustrations of an author who finds the process of writing agonisingly difficult. M. W. KIRBY Stirling, November 1979 List of Tables 1 Balance of Payments and Export of Preface.
... the last two years: she has coped admirably with the frustrations of an author who finds the process of writing agonisingly difficult. M. W. KIRBY Stirling, November 1979 List of Tables 1 Balance of Payments and Export of Preface.
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... Balance of Payments 1920-38 . 6 Percentage Unemployed ( Insured Workforce ) 1920-39 . 7 UK Balance of Visible Trade 1938-45 . 8 Treasury Estimates ( mid - 1945 ) of UK Current Account 9 10 11 Deficit for 1946 . UK Balance of Payments ...
... Balance of Payments 1920-38 . 6 Percentage Unemployed ( Insured Workforce ) 1920-39 . 7 UK Balance of Visible Trade 1938-45 . 8 Treasury Estimates ( mid - 1945 ) of UK Current Account 9 10 11 Deficit for 1946 . UK Balance of Payments ...
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... balance of payments was heavily in surplus and the exchange stability of the pound sterling unquestioned . The economy , moreover , was currently experiencing a phase of cyclical expansion , capped by an impressive export boom . In ...
... balance of payments was heavily in surplus and the exchange stability of the pound sterling unquestioned . The economy , moreover , was currently experiencing a phase of cyclical expansion , capped by an impressive export boom . In ...
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... balance of payments , for example , is the growing merchandise trade deficit . In terms of both volume and value , imports were growing more rapidly than exports , a situation which rendered the country increasingly dependent for the ...
... balance of payments , for example , is the growing merchandise trade deficit . In terms of both volume and value , imports were growing more rapidly than exports , a situation which rendered the country increasingly dependent for the ...
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... balance of payments.51 At one time , the statistics of expansion were sufficient by themselves as an indicator of the industry's successful performance in the years before 1914 , but more recently it has been argued that they masked ...
... balance of payments.51 At one time , the statistics of expansion were sufficient by themselves as an indicator of the industry's successful performance in the years before 1914 , but more recently it has been argued that they masked ...
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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