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... 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 Original Title Page.
... 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 Original Title Page.
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... London WC1A 1LU © George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd, 1981 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Contents Preface List of Tables x 1 The British Economy. Kirby, M W The decline of British Economic power since 1870. 1. Great ...
... London WC1A 1LU © George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd, 1981 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Contents Preface List of Tables x 1 The British Economy. Kirby, M W The decline of British Economic power since 1870. 1. Great ...
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... London, sophisticated financial and commercial services which underpinned the structure of world trade. The current account of the balance of payments was heavily in surplus and the exchange stability of the pound sterling unquestioned ...
... London, sophisticated financial and commercial services which underpinned the structure of world trade. The current account of the balance of payments was heavily in surplus and the exchange stability of the pound sterling unquestioned ...
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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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