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 ... British economy the relevant statistical indices are especially disappointing. After two decades of stability in the ...
... economy which had come to depend for its prosperity upon a buoyant and expanding export trade this was a serious ... British economy the relevant statistical indices are especially disappointing. After two decades of stability in the ...
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... economy as a whole is that of total factor productivity, a measure ... British total factor productivity, after a period of stability between 1873 ... British economy was slowing down towards the end of the nineteenth century, possibly ...
... economy as a whole is that of total factor productivity, a measure ... British total factor productivity, after a period of stability between 1873 ... British economy was slowing down towards the end of the nineteenth century, possibly ...
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... Britain highly vulnerable to changes in the international economy. This is not to suggest that the pre-1914 economy was completely resistant to structural transforma tion since there were, in fact, quite marked changes in the ...
... Britain highly vulnerable to changes in the international economy. This is not to suggest that the pre-1914 economy was completely resistant to structural transforma tion since there were, in fact, quite marked changes in the ...
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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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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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