The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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Page 1
... Germany' campaign of the following decade were among the early manifestations of a developing xenophobia in British society,2 a defensive and nationalistic reaction to the challenge of foreign economic rivalry which reached its zenith ...
... Germany' campaign of the following decade were among the early manifestations of a developing xenophobia in British society,2 a defensive and nationalistic reaction to the challenge of foreign economic rivalry which reached its zenith ...
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... Germany and the USA (see Tables 3 and 4, pp. 140-1). What was particularly disturbing was the deceleration in the rate of growth of manufactured exports (measured in constant prices) from 3-3 per cent per annum between 1853 and 1873, to ...
... Germany and the USA (see Tables 3 and 4, pp. 140-1). What was particularly disturbing was the deceleration in the rate of growth of manufactured exports (measured in constant prices) from 3-3 per cent per annum between 1853 and 1873, to ...
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... German economy after 1880 and the USA after 1890. Within the framework of Verdoom's law19 they were able to take advantage o f'increasing returns' or the economies of large-scale production, whereas Britain, confronted by more slowly ...
... German economy after 1880 and the USA after 1890. Within the framework of Verdoom's law19 they were able to take advantage o f'increasing returns' or the economies of large-scale production, whereas Britain, confronted by more slowly ...
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... German and American economies were industrialising on the basis of more sophisticated technology and forms of industrial organisation. By 1913 they were relatively diversified, encompassing most of the traditional staple industries and ...
... German and American economies were industrialising on the basis of more sophisticated technology and forms of industrial organisation. By 1913 they were relatively diversified, encompassing most of the traditional staple industries and ...
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... German counterparts, they adopted a dismissive, almost cavalier attitude towards technical education and research with the result that by 1914 Britain had lost technical superiority in almost every staple industry.25 It is true that the ...
... German counterparts, they adopted a dismissive, almost cavalier attitude towards technical education and research with the result that by 1914 Britain had lost technical superiority in almost every staple industry.25 It is true that the ...
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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