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M.W. Kirby. THE UK THE DECLINE OF BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER SINCE 1870 M.W. KIRBY. THE DECLINE OF BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER SINCE 1870. ECONOMIC HISTORY.
M.W. Kirby. THE UK THE DECLINE OF BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER SINCE 1870 M.W. KIRBY. THE DECLINE OF BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER SINCE 1870. ECONOMIC HISTORY.
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... Economic History series. This has not been possible in every case, however, and we would welcome correspondence from ... Economic Power Since 1870 ISBN 0-415-38241-6 (volume) ISBN 0-415-37841-9 (subset) ISBN 0-415-28619-0 (set) Routledge ...
... Economic History series. This has not been possible in every case, however, and we would welcome correspondence from ... Economic Power Since 1870 ISBN 0-415-38241-6 (volume) ISBN 0-415-37841-9 (subset) ISBN 0-415-28619-0 (set) Routledge ...
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M.W. Kirby. The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870 M. W. KIRBY, BA, PhD Lecturer in Economic History, University of Stirling London GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN Boston Sydney First published in 1981 This book is copyright under the ...
M.W. Kirby. The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870 M. W. KIRBY, BA, PhD Lecturer in Economic History, University of Stirling London GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN Boston Sydney First published in 1981 This book is copyright under the ...
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... economic decline in the last 100 years. As such, I hope the book will have a wide appeal, not just to students of economics and recent political and economic history, but also to the general reader who wishes both to understand the ...
... economic decline in the last 100 years. As such, I hope the book will have a wide appeal, not just to students of economics and recent political and economic history, but also to the general reader who wishes both to understand the ...
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... history. Unenthusiastic towards technical innovation and large-scale business enterprise, the colliery entrepreneur failed to solve the dual problems of falling labour productivity and rising costs of production.52 The fall in labour ...
... history. Unenthusiastic towards technical innovation and large-scale business enterprise, the colliery entrepreneur failed to solve the dual problems of falling labour productivity and rising costs of production.52 The fall in labour ...
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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