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... income derived from international business services and interest and dividends from overseas investments (see Table 1, p. 138). The volume of exports continued to grow after 1870 but at a declining rate, both in relation to what had ...
... income derived from international business services and interest and dividends from overseas investments (see Table 1, p. 138). The volume of exports continued to grow after 1870 but at a declining rate, both in relation to what had ...
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... income to 7 per cent50 (although it fell back to 4 per cent in 1905), whilst in volume terms it grew impressively from 147 million tons in 1880 to 287 million tons in 1913. It is worth emphasising that much of the expansion was in ...
... income to 7 per cent50 (although it fell back to 4 per cent in 1905), whilst in volume terms it grew impressively from 147 million tons in 1880 to 287 million tons in 1913. It is worth emphasising that much of the expansion was in ...
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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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