The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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Page 13
... investment decisions of the prewar years . ' What reason could there be for not investing in cotton mills in 1905 when profits expected and realised up to the war were comparable with any elsewhere ? '58 Why should textile manufacturers ...
... investment decisions of the prewar years . ' What reason could there be for not investing in cotton mills in 1905 when profits expected and realised up to the war were comparable with any elsewhere ? '58 Why should textile manufacturers ...
Page 14
... investment in overseas assets undertaken in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain and secondly , the complexity of ... investment for the financing of railway construction and other social overhead capital projects , mainly in the form of ...
... investment in overseas assets undertaken in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain and secondly , the complexity of ... investment for the financing of railway construction and other social overhead capital projects , mainly in the form of ...
Page 15
... investment funds overseas could hardly have been the result of an irrational rejection of the benefits to be derived from higher domestic investment . This view presupposes , of course , that the rate of return on foreign investments ...
... investment funds overseas could hardly have been the result of an irrational rejection of the benefits to be derived from higher domestic investment . This view presupposes , of course , that the rate of return on foreign investments ...
Page 16
... investment in the newer industries would therefore have required investors ' to make real sacrifices in terms of current income ' . It is also worth re - emphasising the role played by overseas investment in underpinning the domestic ...
... investment in the newer industries would therefore have required investors ' to make real sacrifices in terms of current income ' . It is also worth re - emphasising the role played by overseas investment in underpinning the domestic ...
Page 17
... investment in their favour could outweigh the effects of a reduced demand for primary products , enabling the empire countries to meet their external debt obligations and to continue to import Britain's staple manufactures . The working ...
... investment in their favour could outweigh the effects of a reduced demand for primary products , enabling the empire countries to meet their external debt obligations and to continue to import Britain's staple manufactures . The working ...
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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