The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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17 Employment in Manufacturing Industry, UK 1907–76. ... 20 Manufacturing Investment as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product 1960–72. ... 23 Proportions of Total Employment in Manufacturing in Various Countries 1950–75.
17 Employment in Manufacturing Industry, UK 1907–76. ... 20 Manufacturing Investment as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product 1960–72. ... 23 Proportions of Total Employment in Manufacturing in Various Countries 1950–75.
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29 The Increasing Concentration of Net Assets in UK Manufacturing Industry 1957–69. 30 The Share of the Largest 100 Firms in UK Manufacturing Net Output 1909–70. 1 The British Economy 1870–1913: the Descent from Hegemony DOI:
29 The Increasing Concentration of Net Assets in UK Manufacturing Industry 1957–69. 30 The Share of the Largest 100 Firms in UK Manufacturing Net Output 1909–70. 1 The British Economy 1870–1913: the Descent from Hegemony DOI:
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In those areas where there were demonstrable technical or commercial shortcomings – in the manufacture of agricultural machinery and medium-range machine tools, for example – it has been argued convincingly that objective market factors ...
In those areas where there were demonstrable technical or commercial shortcomings – in the manufacture of agricultural machinery and medium-range machine tools, for example – it has been argued convincingly that objective market factors ...
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... did not apply in the British industry mainly because there was a readily available supply of highly skilled operatives who could be employed with advantage in manufacturing processes which were comparatively labour 48intensive.
... did not apply in the British industry mainly because there was a readily available supply of highly skilled operatives who could be employed with advantage in manufacturing processes which were comparatively labour 48intensive.
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58Why should textile manufacturers have abandoned the mule spindle when there was a readily available supply of relatively cheap and highly skilled labour with a long tradition of urbanised industrial employment?
58Why should textile manufacturers have abandoned the mule spindle when there was a readily available supply of relatively cheap and highly skilled labour with a long tradition of urbanised industrial employment?
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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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