The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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After two decades of stability in the 1860s and 1870s the growth rate of industrial productivity (calculated by dividing the number of operatives into the index of industrial production) registered a sharp fall in the 1880s with a ...
After two decades of stability in the 1860s and 1870s the growth rate of industrial productivity (calculated by dividing the number of operatives into the index of industrial production) registered a sharp fall in the 1880s with a ...
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productivity growth. ... coalmining, iron and steel, and possibly general engineering.4 Measures of efficiency based upon the productivity of labour are only a partial indicator of the efficiency of a country's productive processes.
productivity growth. ... coalmining, iron and steel, and possibly general engineering.4 Measures of efficiency based upon the productivity of labour are only a partial indicator of the efficiency of a country's productive processes.
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The latter, however, were noted for their relatively low levels of productivity with the result that intersectoral shifts in the structure of the labour force contributed little to the growth of the economy.11 Britain's faltering growth ...
The latter, however, were noted for their relatively low levels of productivity with the result that intersectoral shifts in the structure of the labour force contributed little to the growth of the economy.11 Britain's faltering growth ...
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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 sectors' with a high rate of innovation, but in a relatively mature economy it is ...
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 sectors' with a high rate of innovation, but in a relatively mature economy it is ...
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... techniques of salesmanship were crude and amateurish.32 Heavy reliance was placed upon the traditional merchanting system in overseas marketing: separate selling and productive organisations created a barrier of communication ...
... techniques of salesmanship were crude and amateurish.32 Heavy reliance was placed upon the traditional merchanting system in overseas marketing: separate selling and productive organisations created a barrier of communication ...
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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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