The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... industry as a whole . In relation to exports the climacteric thesis is on stronger ground . Industrialisation overseas inevitably meant a reduction in the British share of world markets . As Lord Kaldor has pointed out , in commenting ...
... industry as a whole . In relation to exports the climacteric thesis is on stronger ground . Industrialisation overseas inevitably meant a reduction in the British share of world markets . As Lord Kaldor has pointed out , in commenting ...
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... industry.25 It is true that the most recent research has revealed a considerable degree of interest on the part of firms producing high - grade steels in utilising the ... British industrial organisation THE BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 7.
... industry.25 It is true that the most recent research has revealed a considerable degree of interest on the part of firms producing high - grade steels in utilising the ... British industrial organisation THE BRITISH ECONOMY 1870-1913 7.
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... British industry arguably precluded the establishment of the direct selling and overseas distributive organisations which were such an important factor in aiding the expansion of German and American manufactured exports after 1880. By ...
... British industry arguably precluded the establishment of the direct selling and overseas distributive organisations which were such an important factor in aiding the expansion of German and American manufactured exports after 1880. By ...
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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 control and of those that ...
... 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 control and of those that ...
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... industry had been the most important growth sector in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution . By 1830 it accounted for 50-7 per cent of the value of total British ... British industries it has been severely censured for its technical ...
... industry had been the most important growth sector in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution . By 1830 it accounted for 50-7 per cent of the value of total British ... British industries it has been severely censured for its technical ...
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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