The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... Britain's economic predicament in the final quarter of the twentieth century are to be found in the equivalent years of the last century. Thus, any attempt to explain the current problems of the British economy by reference to the ...
... Britain's economic predicament in the final quarter of the twentieth century are to be found in the equivalent years of the last century. Thus, any attempt to explain the current problems of the British economy by reference to the ...
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... UK Balance of Payments 1920-38. 6 Percentage Unemployed (Insured Workforce) 1920-39. 7 UK Balance of Visible Trade 1938-45. 8 Treasury Estimates (mid-1945) of UK Current Account Deficit for 1946. 9 UK Balance of Payments 1946-51. 10 ...
... UK Balance of Payments 1920-38. 6 Percentage Unemployed (Insured Workforce) 1920-39. 7 UK Balance of Visible Trade 1938-45. 8 Treasury Estimates (mid-1945) of UK Current Account Deficit for 1946. 9 UK Balance of Payments 1946-51. 10 ...
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M.W. Kirby. 1. The. British. Economy. 1870-1913: the. Descent. from. Hegemony. In 1913 Britain stood at the centre of the international economy, the world's greatest trading nation providing, through the City of London, sophisticated ...
M.W. Kirby. 1. The. British. Economy. 1870-1913: the. Descent. from. Hegemony. In 1913 Britain stood at the centre of the international economy, the world's greatest trading nation providing, through the City of London, sophisticated ...
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... economy.11 Britain's faltering growth performance has led many economic historians to conclude that the period after 1870 was marked by economic failure. The economy though not in absolute decline, was experiencing a rate of retardation ...
... economy.11 Britain's faltering growth performance has led many economic historians to conclude that the period after 1870 was marked by economic failure. The economy though not in absolute decline, was experiencing a rate of retardation ...
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... Britain's 'early start' in the process of industrialisation. After decades of expansion the staple industries were confronted by an 'interrelated' or 'complementary' capital stock. To the extent that technical ... BRITISH. ECONOMIC. POWER.
... Britain's 'early start' in the process of industrialisation. After decades of expansion the staple industries were confronted by an 'interrelated' or 'complementary' capital stock. To the extent that technical ... BRITISH. ECONOMIC. POWER.
Contents
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Growth and Stagnation | 24 |
Recovery on the Dole | 57 |
the Bankrupt State | 82 |
the Political Economy of Failure | 105 |
Statistical Tables | 137 |
Notes | 160 |
Bibliography | 185 |
Index | 201 |
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