The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... major importance in underpinning the charge of failure is the unsatisfactory nature of those arguments based upon the 'inevitability' of retardation in a mature industrial economy. In the latter context, several observers have referred ...
... major importance in underpinning the charge of failure is the unsatisfactory nature of those arguments based upon the 'inevitability' of retardation in a mature industrial economy. In the latter context, several observers have referred ...
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... major disadvantage in promoting the sale of advanced technical products rather than relatively simple consumer goods.33 Thus the fragmented structure of British industry arguably precluded the establishment of the direct selling and ...
... major disadvantage in promoting the sale of advanced technical products rather than relatively simple consumer goods.33 Thus the fragmented structure of British industry arguably precluded the establishment of the direct selling and ...
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... major importance in underpinning the charge of failure is the unsatisfactory nature of those arguments based upon the ' inevitability ' of retardation in a mature industrial economy . In the latter context , several observers have ...
... major importance in underpinning the charge of failure is the unsatisfactory nature of those arguments based upon the ' inevitability ' of retardation in a mature industrial economy . In the latter context , several observers have ...
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... major consequence of this was the loss of economies of scale , both technical and commercial . Possibly the most outstanding area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing . Unlike their German and American competitors ...
... major consequence of this was the loss of economies of scale , both technical and commercial . Possibly the most outstanding area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing . Unlike their German and American competitors ...
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... major indigenous electrical engineering industry would have proved a greater long - term asset to the economy than a large , efficient jammaking or chocolate industry ' but , as the same source THE BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 9.
... major indigenous electrical engineering industry would have proved a greater long - term asset to the economy than a large , efficient jammaking or chocolate industry ' but , as the same source THE BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 9.
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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