The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... limited importance in Britain's exports of manufactures.22 Like the 'climacteric', the 'early start' thesis is not without an element of plausibility, especially when applied to individual industries (the railways being the classic ...
... limited importance in Britain's exports of manufactures.22 Like the 'climacteric', the 'early start' thesis is not without an element of plausibility, especially when applied to individual industries (the railways being the classic ...
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... limited value as an explanation of retardation . Both versions of the argument are highly dependent upon the unreal assumptions that innovation and the rate of export growth are the prime movers in the process of economic development ...
... limited value as an explanation of retardation . Both versions of the argument are highly dependent upon the unreal assumptions that innovation and the rate of export growth are the prime movers in the process of economic development ...
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... limited importance in Britain's exports of manufactures.22 Like the ' climacteric ' , the ' early start ' thesis is not without an element of plausibility , especially when applied to individual in- dustries ( the railways being the ...
... limited importance in Britain's exports of manufactures.22 Like the ' climacteric ' , the ' early start ' thesis is not without an element of plausibility , especially when applied to individual in- dustries ( the railways being the ...
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... limited promotion prospects.27 To a certain extent the shortage of trained manpower can be attributed to the inadequacies of the country's education system : the established English universities and public schools were suffused with the ...
... limited promotion prospects.27 To a certain extent the shortage of trained manpower can be attributed to the inadequacies of the country's education system : the established English universities and public schools were suffused with the ...
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... limited recourse to the capital market before 1914 almost one - half of the annual output of coal was still being mined by private companies as late as 1925. The typical colliery undertaking was small scale , privately owned and often ...
... limited recourse to the capital market before 1914 almost one - half of the annual output of coal was still being mined by private companies as late as 1925. The typical colliery undertaking was small scale , privately owned and often ...
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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