The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... labour was both inefficiently organised and underutilised.35 It is true that ignorance and prejudice in the trade union movement, in conjunction with restrictive labour practices, were partly to blame for the lack of interest in the ...
... labour was both inefficiently organised and underutilised.35 It is true that ignorance and prejudice in the trade union movement, in conjunction with restrictive labour practices, were partly to blame for the lack of interest in the ...
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... labour are only a partial indicator of the efficiency of a country's productive processes . A more all - embracing concept applicable to the economy as a whole is that of total factor productivity , a measure specifically designed to ...
... labour are only a partial indicator of the efficiency of a country's productive processes . A more all - embracing concept applicable to the economy as a whole is that of total factor productivity , a measure specifically designed to ...
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... labour force . Agriculture suffered the greatest proportional losses with mining and the tertiary sector ( transport and public and professional services ) registering the greatest gains . The latter , however , were noted for their ...
... labour force . Agriculture suffered the greatest proportional losses with mining and the tertiary sector ( transport and public and professional services ) registering the greatest gains . The latter , however , were noted for their ...
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... labour productivity . Never- theless , despite the validity of this kind of argument it remains true that the rate of growth of a country's exports can be determined also by domestic factors , in the nature of demand in THE BRITISH ...
... labour productivity . Never- theless , despite the validity of this kind of argument it remains true that the rate of growth of a country's exports can be determined also by domestic factors , in the nature of demand in THE BRITISH ...
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... labour was both inefficiently organised and underutilised.35 It is true that ignorance and prejudice in the trade union movement , in conjunction with restrictive labour practices , were partly to blame for the lack of interest in the ...
... labour was both inefficiently organised and underutilised.35 It is true that ignorance and prejudice in the trade union movement , in conjunction with restrictive labour practices , were partly to blame for the lack of interest in the ...
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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