The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... economy which had come to depend for its prosperity upon a buoyant and expanding export trade this was a serious situation and it was inevitably reflected in the country's steadily declining share of the world ... BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER.
... economy which had come to depend for its prosperity upon a buoyant and expanding export trade this was a serious situation and it was inevitably reflected in the country's steadily declining share of the world ... BRITISH ECONOMIC POWER.
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... economy as a whole is that of total factor productivity , a measure specifically designed to compare changes in total output with average changes in inputs of labour and capital ... British Economy 1870-1913: the Descent from Hegemony.
... economy as a whole is that of total factor productivity , a measure specifically designed to compare changes in total output with average changes in inputs of labour and capital ... British Economy 1870-1913: the Descent from Hegemony.
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... economy it is far more likely that productivity growth is dependent upon technological advances , often of a small - scale nature and continually applied throughout industry as a whole . In relation to exports ... BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 5.
... economy it is far more likely that productivity growth is dependent upon technological advances , often of a small - scale nature and continually applied throughout industry as a whole . In relation to exports ... BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 5.
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... British entrepreneurs remained obstinately committed to the staple trades , content to limit their commercial activities to ' safe ' imperial markets and other areas in ... British industrial organisation THE BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 7.
... British entrepreneurs remained obstinately committed to the staple trades , content to limit their commercial activities to ' safe ' imperial markets and other areas in ... British industrial organisation THE BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 7.
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... British industry.39 This kind of generalised reasoning is , however , open to serious question . It has been pointed out that in the late nineteenth century few British firms were in the third generation of ... BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 9.
... British industry.39 This kind of generalised reasoning is , however , open to serious question . It has been pointed out that in the late nineteenth century few British firms were in the third generation of ... BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 9.
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2nd series American Bacon and Eltis balance of payments Bank of England Bank Review Blackaby boom Bretton Woods Britain Britain's Economic Prospects British economy British industry British Overseas Business History Cambridge capital cent competition considerable cost cotton country's currency D. H. Aldcroft De-industrialisation decline deficit depression dollar economic growth Economic History Review Economic Journal Economic Policy empire employment Europe European exchange expenditure exports factors favour foreign Germany gold standard Howson ibid Imperial Preference important income increased inflation international economy J. M. Keynes John Maynard Keynes Keynes lend-lease Lloyds Bank loan London manufacturing industry million Moggridge multilateral National organisation output Oxford political position postwar prewar problem protectionism rate of growth recovery reduction reproduced by permission return to gold Richardson rise role Second Labour Government sector Skidelsky staple industries Sterling Area structure Table reproduced tariff trade union Treasury United Kingdom