The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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Page 7
... interest on the part of firms producing high - grade steels in utilising the services of highly competent industrial consultants in the generation before 1914,26 but in the absence of more such case studies the general picture remains ...
... interest on the part of firms producing high - grade steels in utilising the services of highly competent industrial consultants in the generation before 1914,26 but in the absence of more such case studies the general picture remains ...
Page 8
... interest in the principles of ' Taylorism'.36 American employers , on the other hand , confronted by extremely weak labour organisations , rarely encountered opposi- tion to piece rates and the mechanisation of industrial processes ...
... interest in the principles of ' Taylorism'.36 American employers , on the other hand , confronted by extremely weak labour organisations , rarely encountered opposi- tion to piece rates and the mechanisation of industrial processes ...
Page 12
... interest in business combination . With only limited recourse to the capital market before 1914 almost one - half of the annual output of coal was still being mined by private companies as late as 1925. The typical colliery undertaking ...
... interest in business combination . With only limited recourse to the capital market before 1914 almost one - half of the annual output of coal was still being mined by private companies as late as 1925. The typical colliery undertaking ...
Page 18
... interest rates generally and to produce a restriction of credit . This action would tend to reinforce the effects of the price - specie - flow mechanism and would thus provide an additional impetus towards external equilibrium.74 This ...
... interest rates generally and to produce a restriction of credit . This action would tend to reinforce the effects of the price - specie - flow mechanism and would thus provide an additional impetus towards external equilibrium.74 This ...
Page 21
... interest within the British Empire , based upon the exchange of manufactures for primary products . In return for ... interests of a number of key exporting industries . Whilst tariff protection and preferences were supported strongly by ...
... interest within the British Empire , based upon the exchange of manufactures for primary products . In return for ... interests of a number of key exporting industries . Whilst tariff protection and preferences were supported strongly by ...
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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