The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... Sectors, Great Britain 1931-76. Ratios of Non-Industrial to Industrial Employment: Various Countries 1961-75. Manufacturing Investment as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product 1960-72. Rates of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1955 ...
... Sectors, Great Britain 1931-76. Ratios of Non-Industrial to Industrial Employment: Various Countries 1961-75. Manufacturing Investment as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product 1960-72. Rates of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1955 ...
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... sectors in the 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.
... sectors in the 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.
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... sectors and a general lag in technical progress.7 The distinctive nature of Britain's industrial structure was in fact one of the most outstanding features of the pre-1914 economy. In 1907 the old-established staple trades of textiles ...
... sectors and a general lag in technical progress.7 The distinctive nature of Britain's industrial structure was in fact one of the most outstanding features of the pre-1914 economy. In 1907 the old-established staple trades of textiles ...
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... sector (transport and public and professional services) registering the greatest gains. The latter, however, were noted for their relatively low levels of productivity with the result that intersectoral shifts in the structure of the ...
... sector (transport and public and professional services) registering the greatest gains. The latter, however, were noted for their relatively low levels of productivity with the result that intersectoral shifts in the structure of the ...
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... 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 advances, often of a small-scale nature and continually applied throughout ...
... 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 advances, often of a small-scale nature and continually applied throughout ...
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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