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M.W. Kirby. 20 question as to why the pre-1914 economy remained overwhelmingly committed to the staple industries to the detriment of higher growth sectors. Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why, of all the ...
M.W. Kirby. 20 question as to why the pre-1914 economy remained overwhelmingly committed to the staple industries to the detriment of higher growth sectors. Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why, of all the ...
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... remained overwhelmingly committed to the staple industries to the detriment of higher growth sectors . Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why , of all the possible responses to foreign competition , British ...
... remained overwhelmingly committed to the staple industries to the detriment of higher growth sectors . Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why , of all the possible responses to foreign competition , British ...
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... remained obstinately committed to the staple trades , content to limit their commercial activities to ' safe ' imperial markets and other areas in underdeveloped parts of the world which had yet to be penetrated by foreign competition ...
... remained obstinately committed to the staple trades , content to limit their commercial activities to ' safe ' imperial markets and other areas in underdeveloped parts of the world which had yet to be penetrated by foreign competition ...
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M.W. Kirby. removed in the 1850s but by 1914 British industrial organisation remained ' partly ossified at a relatively immature level of develop- ment'.31 One major consequence of this was the loss of economies of scale , both technical ...
M.W. Kirby. removed in the 1850s but by 1914 British industrial organisation remained ' partly ossified at a relatively immature level of develop- ment'.31 One major consequence of this was the loss of economies of scale , both technical ...
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... who could be employed with advantage in manufacturing processes which were comparatively labour intensive.48 This is not to suggest that the industry remained technologically stagnant . In the 10 THE DECLINE OF BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER.
... who could be employed with advantage in manufacturing processes which were comparatively labour intensive.48 This is not to suggest that the industry remained technologically stagnant . In the 10 THE DECLINE OF BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER.
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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