The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... role in the growth of productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of 'leading sectors' with a high rate of innovation, but in a relatively mature economy it is far more likely that productivity growth is dependent upon technological ...
... role in the growth of productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of 'leading sectors' with a high rate of innovation, but in a relatively mature economy it is far more likely that productivity growth is dependent upon technological ...
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... role in the industry's troubled interwar history. Unenthusiastic towards technical innovation and large-scale business enterprise, the colliery entrepreneur failed to solve the dual problems of falling labour productivity and rising ...
... role in the industry's troubled interwar history. Unenthusiastic towards technical innovation and large-scale business enterprise, the colliery entrepreneur failed to solve the dual problems of falling labour productivity and rising ...
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Contents
1 | |
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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