The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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The rise of tariff protection in overseas markets after 1870 and the increasing encroachments of foreign sources of supply, both for agricultural and manufactured products, in the domestic market itself, had conspired to undermine the ...
The rise of tariff protection in overseas markets after 1870 and the increasing encroachments of foreign sources of supply, both for agricultural and manufactured products, in the domestic market itself, had conspired to undermine the ...
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The volume of exports continued to grow after 1870 but at a declining rate, both in relation to what had been achieved earlier in the century and in comparison with Britain's principal overseas competitors, Germany and the USA (see ...
The volume of exports continued to grow after 1870 but at a declining rate, both in relation to what had been achieved earlier in the century and in comparison with Britain's principal overseas competitors, Germany and the USA (see ...
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electrical power, for example, and advanced chemical processes, coincided with the spread of industrialisation overseas reducing the stimulus to invest in innovation. Although the climacteric thesis has much to commend it, ...
electrical power, for example, and advanced chemical processes, coincided with the spread of industrialisation overseas reducing the stimulus to invest in innovation. Although the climacteric thesis has much to commend it, ...
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In short, entrepreneurs failed to respond energetically to the challenge of overseas industrialisation and sought the line of least resistance. More specifically, in an era of rapidly developing technology and in marked contrast to ...
In short, entrepreneurs failed to respond energetically to the challenge of overseas industrialisation and sought the line of least resistance. More specifically, in an era of rapidly developing technology and in marked contrast to ...
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Possibly the most outstanding area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing. Unlike their German and American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities: ...
Possibly the most outstanding area of neglect in the latter category was in overseas marketing. Unlike their German and American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities: ...
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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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