The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... Growth of Selected Indices of the UK Economy 1860-1913. 4 Comparative Long-Term Rates of Growth 1870/1-1913. 5 UK ... Rate of UK Money Supply 1968-73. Estimated Industrial Distribution of Research and Development Expenditure 1962. The ...
... Growth of Selected Indices of the UK Economy 1860-1913. 4 Comparative Long-Term Rates of Growth 1870/1-1913. 5 UK ... Rate of UK Money Supply 1968-73. Estimated Industrial Distribution of Research and Development Expenditure 1962. The ...
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... rate of 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 ...
... rate of 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 ...
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... rate of growth of British total factor productivity, after a period of stability between 1873 and 1890 it thereafter declined with a particularly poor performance in the years 1900-07.5 It should be stressed that the residual is a very ...
... rate of growth of British total factor productivity, after a period of stability between 1873 and 1890 it thereafter declined with a particularly poor performance in the years 1900-07.5 It should be stressed that the residual is a very ...
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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 ...
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... rate of export growth are the prime movers in the process of economic development. It is conceivable that in the early stages of industrialisation a key role in the growth of productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of 'leading ...
... rate of export growth are the prime movers in the process of economic development. It is conceivable that in the early stages of industrialisation a key role in the growth of productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of 'leading ...
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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