The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... favour of higher productivity sectors and a general lag in technical progress.7 The distinctive nature of Britain's industrial structure was in fact one of the most outstanding features of the pre - 1914 economy . In 1907 the old ...
... favour of higher productivity sectors and a general lag in technical progress.7 The distinctive nature of Britain's industrial structure was in fact one of the most outstanding features of the pre - 1914 economy . In 1907 the old ...
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... favour could outweigh the effects of a reduced demand for primary products , enabling the empire countries to meet their external debt obligations and to continue to import Britain's staple manufactures . The working of this mechanism ...
... favour could outweigh the effects of a reduced demand for primary products , enabling the empire countries to meet their external debt obligations and to continue to import Britain's staple manufactures . The working of this mechanism ...
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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