The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... Economy in the 1920s: Growth and Stagnation 3 The British Economy in the 1930s: Recovery on the Dole 4 The Second World War and Its Aftermath: the Bankrupt State 5 The British Economy since 1951: the Political Economy of Failure ...
... Economy in the 1920s: Growth and Stagnation 3 The British Economy in the 1930s: Recovery on the Dole 4 The Second World War and Its Aftermath: the Bankrupt State 5 The British Economy since 1951: the Political Economy of Failure ...
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... Economic Growth in the UK 1900-76. 11 Annual Growth Rates of Real Gross Domestic Product 1955-73. 12 Annual Growth Rates of Gross National Product 1960-70. 13 Growth of Industrial Production 1957-76. 14 Output Per Person Employed in EEC ...
... Economic Growth in the UK 1900-76. 11 Annual Growth Rates of Real Gross Domestic Product 1955-73. 12 Annual Growth Rates of Gross National Product 1960-70. 13 Growth of Industrial Production 1957-76. 14 Output Per Person Employed in EEC ...
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... growth of manufactured exports (measured in constant prices) from 3-3 per cent per annum between 1853 and 1873, to 1*6 per cent per annum between 1873 and 1899. Thereafter, the growth rate revived (2-7 per cent per annum 1899-1913) but ...
... growth of manufactured exports (measured in constant prices) from 3-3 per cent per annum between 1853 and 1873, to 1*6 per cent per annum between 1873 and 1899. Thereafter, the growth rate revived (2-7 per cent per annum 1899-1913) but ...
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... economy is subject to restrictive labour and business practices. According to the latest estimates of the rate of growth of British total factor productivity, after a period of stability between 1873 and 1890 it thereafter declined with ...
... economy is subject to restrictive labour and business practices. According to the latest estimates of the rate of growth of British total factor productivity, after a period of stability between 1873 and 1890 it thereafter declined with ...
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... growth of the 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 ...
... growth of the 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 ...
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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