The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... importance in underpinning the charge of failure is the unsatisfactory nature of those arguments based upon the ' inevitability ' of retardation in a mature industrial economy . In the latter context , several observers have referred to ...
... importance in underpinning the charge of failure is the unsatisfactory nature of those arguments based upon the ' inevitability ' of retardation in a mature industrial economy . In the latter context , several observers have referred to ...
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... importance in Britain's exports of manufactures.22 Like the ' climacteric ' , the ' early start ' thesis is not without an element of plausibility , especially when applied to individual in- dustries ( the railways being the classic ...
... importance in Britain's exports of manufactures.22 Like the ' climacteric ' , the ' early start ' thesis is not without an element of plausibility , especially when applied to individual in- dustries ( the railways being the classic ...
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... important 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 ...
... important 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 ...
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... important study of the mechanical engineering sector has stressed that the great majority of firms reached the third generation of control only after 1914 and the same source has further emphasised that the relative ease of entry into ...
... important study of the mechanical engineering sector has stressed that the great majority of firms reached the third generation of control only after 1914 and the same source has further emphasised that the relative ease of entry into ...
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... 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 exports and the figure was still as high as 24-1 per cent in 1913. Whilst few historians ...
... 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 exports and the figure was still as high as 24-1 per cent in 1913. Whilst few historians ...
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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