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... - 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 ECONOMY 1870-1913 5.
... - 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 ECONOMY 1870-1913 5.
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M.W. Kirby. by domestic factors , in the nature of demand in the home market , for example , which may restrict the potential for scale economies or , more to the point in the present context , by the reaction of industrialists in late ...
M.W. Kirby. by domestic factors , in the nature of demand in the home market , for example , which may restrict the potential for scale economies or , more to the point in the present context , by the reaction of industrialists in late ...
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... factor in aiding the expansion of German and American manufactured exports after 1880. By encouraging the sale of ' traditional goods in traditional markets ' the merchanting system intensified industrial overcommitment and indirectly ...
... factor in aiding the expansion of German and American manufactured exports after 1880. By encouraging the sale of ' traditional goods in traditional markets ' the merchanting system intensified industrial overcommitment and indirectly ...
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... factors - in particular the lack of a sufficiently large home market and the varied nature of export demand - were as much to blame as entrepreneurial weak- ness.41 It is also worth noting that Britain did manage to retain an impressive ...
... factors - in particular the lack of a sufficiently large home market and the varied nature of export demand - were as much to blame as entrepreneurial weak- ness.41 It is also worth noting that Britain did manage to retain an impressive ...
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... factors which alone go far to explain both the small scale of the industry and the lack of technical change are the wage - payment mechanism and the availability of labour . From the 1870s onwards wages in the industry were regulated by ...
... factors which alone go far to explain both the small scale of the industry and the lack of technical change are the wage - payment mechanism and the availability of labour . From the 1870s onwards wages in the industry were regulated by ...
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