The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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Page 1
... rise of tariff protection in overseas markets after 1870 and the increasing encroachments of foreign sources of supply, both for agricultural and manufactured products, in the domestic market itself, had conspired to undermine the ...
... rise of tariff protection in overseas markets after 1870 and the increasing encroachments of foreign sources of supply, both for agricultural and manufactured products, in the domestic market itself, had conspired to undermine the ...
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... economy enjoying a more rapid rise in productivity, but this would only slightly modify the general picture of decelerating productivity growth. It is noteworthy that the lag in efficiency. 2. THE. DECLINE. OF. BRITISH. ECONOMIC. POWER.
... economy enjoying a more rapid rise in productivity, but this would only slightly modify the general picture of decelerating productivity growth. It is noteworthy that the lag in efficiency. 2. THE. DECLINE. OF. BRITISH. ECONOMIC. POWER.
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... of steam power and iron to industrial processes by 1870,15 or in the rise of a mass-production steel industry after that date)16 together with an exogenously determined fall in. 4. THE. DECLINE. OF. BRITISH. ECONOMIC. POWER.
... of steam power and iron to industrial processes by 1870,15 or in the rise of a mass-production steel industry after that date)16 together with an exogenously determined fall in. 4. THE. DECLINE. OF. BRITISH. ECONOMIC. POWER.
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... rise of the multiple chain store, and in the provision of international services in the spheres of banking, shipping and insurance.43 Nor should the rapidly expanding consumer industries, such as the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, soap ...
... rise of the multiple chain store, and in the provision of international services in the spheres of banking, shipping and insurance.43 Nor should the rapidly expanding consumer industries, such as the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, soap ...
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... rising costs of production.52 The fall in labour productivity, which set in during the 1880s, was a direct consequence of the ageing of many of the industry's productive units.53 In 1914, nearly two-thirds of all the coal produced came ...
... rising costs of production.52 The fall in labour productivity, which set in during the 1880s, was a direct consequence of the ageing of many of the industry's productive units.53 In 1914, nearly two-thirds of all the coal produced came ...
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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