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It is noteworthy that the lag in efficiency was particularly marked in such key exporting industries as cotton textiles, coalmining, iron and steel, and possibly general engineering.4 Measures of efficiency based upon the productivity ...
It is noteworthy that the lag in efficiency was particularly marked in such key exporting industries as cotton textiles, coalmining, iron and steel, and possibly general engineering.4 Measures of efficiency based upon the productivity ...
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The cotton textile industry had been the most important growth sector in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution. By 1830 it accounted for 50*7 per cent of the value of total British exports and the figure was still as high as 24• ...
The cotton textile industry had been the most important growth sector in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution. By 1830 it accounted for 50*7 per cent of the value of total British exports and the figure was still as high as 24• ...
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Unlike the cotton industry coalmining did not depend on an imported raw material and with its dominant position in British shipping it made a major contribution to the country's balance of payments.51 At one time, the statistics of ...
Unlike the cotton industry coalmining did not depend on an imported raw material and with its dominant position in British shipping it made a major contribution to the country's balance of payments.51 At one time, the statistics of ...
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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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