The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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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 were ...
... 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 were ...
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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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... Industry' - a vital producers' good which occupied a critically important position at the heart of the British industrial economy. Between 1885 and 1900 the total value of output rose from 3 per cent of national income to 7 per cent50 ...
... Industry' - a vital producers' good which occupied a critically important position at the heart of the British industrial economy. Between 1885 and 1900 the total value of output rose from 3 per cent of national income to 7 per cent50 ...
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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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