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Nevertheless, despite the validity of this kind of argument it remains true that the rate of growth of a country's exports can be determined also by domestic factors, in the nature of demand in the home market, for example, ...
Nevertheless, despite the validity of this kind of argument it remains true that the rate of growth of a country's exports can be determined also by domestic factors, in the nature of demand in the home market, for example, ...
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... for example – it has been argued convincingly that objective market factors – in particular the lack of a sufficiently large home market and the varied nature of export demand – were as much to blame as entrepreneurial weakness.41 ...
... for example – it has been argued convincingly that objective market factors – in particular the lack of a sufficiently large home market and the varied nature of export demand – were as much to blame as entrepreneurial weakness.41 ...
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... analysis based upon the assumption of 'failure' is grossly misleading since objectivity demands that patterns of business ... new sources of demand in the face of mounting indigenous competition in its traditional overseas markets, ...
... analysis based upon the assumption of 'failure' is grossly misleading since objectivity demands that patterns of business ... new sources of demand in the face of mounting indigenous competition in its traditional overseas markets, ...
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It is noteworthy that in years of peak demand for coal, recruitment to the industry increased dramatically indicating that there was no shortage of labour 'at wage rates corresponding to prices which the consumer was already offering ...
It is noteworthy that in years of peak demand for coal, recruitment to the industry increased dramatically indicating that there was no shortage of labour 'at wage rates corresponding to prices which the consumer was already offering ...
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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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| Title | The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870 |
| Author | M.W. Kirby |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1136616748, 9781136616747 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economic History Business & Economics / Economics / General Business & Economics / General |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |