The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... 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 short , Britain's economic position on the eve of 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 short , Britain's economic position on the eve of the ...
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... exchange for its currency ; secondly , to the free convertibility of the domestic currency into gold and all other currencies ; and thirdly , to the linking of the domestic money supply to the movement of gold in and out of the country ...
... exchange for its currency ; secondly , to the free convertibility of the domestic currency into gold and all other currencies ; and thirdly , to the linking of the domestic money supply to the movement of gold in and out of the country ...
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... exchange of manufactures for primary products . In return for tariff preferences on their exports of foodstuffs and raw materials to the metropolitan market , Canada , Australia and New Zealand would offer their own preferences on ...
... exchange of manufactures for primary products . In return for tariff preferences on their exports of foodstuffs and raw materials to the metropolitan market , Canada , Australia and New Zealand would offer their own preferences on ...
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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