The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
From inside the book
Page 2
The volume of exports continued to grow after 1870 but at a declining rate, both in relation to what had been achieved earlier in the century and in comparison with Britain's principal overseas competitors, Germany and the USA (see ...
The volume of exports continued to grow after 1870 but at a declining rate, both in relation to what had been achieved earlier in the century and in comparison with Britain's principal overseas competitors, Germany and the USA (see ...
Page 6
Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why, of all the possible responses to foreign competition, British industrialists chose the weakest and most conservative course of action, entering new but markedly less ...
Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why, of all the possible responses to foreign competition, British industrialists chose the weakest and most conservative course of action, entering new but markedly less ...
Page 7
In general terms it has been claimed that there was an unhealthy aversion to meeting foreign competition where it was most severe. Rather than improve the efficiency of their businesses and develop new lines of production British ...
In general terms it has been claimed that there was an unhealthy aversion to meeting foreign competition where it was most severe. Rather than improve the efficiency of their businesses and develop new lines of production British ...
Page 8
Unlike their German and American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities: few commercial travellers were employed and, as many a consular report lamented, techniques of ...
Unlike their German and American competitors, British firms were generally too small to offer attractive and competitive credit facilities: few commercial travellers were employed and, as many a consular report lamented, techniques of ...
Page 9
In this respect there are two competing hypotheses. The first is essentially a variant of the 'early start' thesis, but whereas the latter lays stress on the purely technological barriers to innovation, the former attaches greater ...
In this respect there are two competing hypotheses. The first is essentially a variant of the 'early start' thesis, but whereas the latter lays stress on the purely technological barriers to innovation, the former attaches greater ...
What people are saying - Write a review
Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
User Review - Flag as inappropriate
This book is wrong.
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 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
2nd series American Bacon and Eltis balance of payments Bank of England Blackaby boom Bretton Woods Britain Britain’s economic Britain’s international British economy British industry capital cent coalmining Coalmining Industry competition considerable cost cotton countries country’s currency current account De-industrialisation decline deficit depression dollar domestic economic growth Economic History economic policy empire employment Europe European exchange expenditure exports factors favour foreign Germany gold standard government’s Harrod Howson ibid Imperial Preference important income increased inflation international economy interwar period J. M. Keynes Keynes Keynes’s Keynesian lend-lease loan London major manufacturing industry ment million Moggridge Monetary Policy Montagu Norman multilateral ofthe organisation output political position postwar prewar primary producing problem productivity programme protectionism rate of growth reduction reproduced by permission rise role Second Labour Government sector Skidelsky staple industries Sterling Area structure Table reproduced tariff trade union Treasury