The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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Page 1
... period between 1873 and 1896 was one of falling prices and profits , the years of the ' Great Depression ' in agriculture , trade and industry when , increasingly , the dogma of free trade began to be questioned and the security of ...
... period between 1873 and 1896 was one of falling prices and profits , the years of the ' Great Depression ' in agriculture , trade and industry when , increasingly , the dogma of free trade began to be questioned and the security of ...
Page 2
... period , once again the comparison with overseas competitors and the earlier achievement is unfavourable ( see Tables 3 and 4 , pp . 140-1 ) . As for measures of the efficiency of the British economy the relevant statistical indices are ...
... period , once again the comparison with overseas competitors and the earlier achievement is unfavourable ( see Tables 3 and 4 , pp . 140-1 ) . As for measures of the efficiency of the British economy the relevant statistical indices are ...
Page 4
... period after 1870 was marked by economic failure . The economy though not in absolute decline , was experiencing a rate of retardation which went beyond what could normally be expected at that stage of Britain's economic development.12 ...
... period after 1870 was marked by economic failure . The economy though not in absolute decline , was experiencing a rate of retardation which went beyond what could normally be expected at that stage of Britain's economic development.12 ...
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... period between 1907 and 1913 , of the additions to spindle capacity relating to the coarser yarn counts , a ... period of mining technology militated against efficient production and , as resort was had to thinner and less productive ...
... period between 1907 and 1913 , of the additions to spindle capacity relating to the coarser yarn counts , a ... period of mining technology militated against efficient production and , as resort was had to thinner and less productive ...
Page 12
... periods of trade recession and falling prices it enabled colliery owners to safeguard their financial position through ... period numbers employed under- ground increased by more than 90 per cent and those on the surface by 185 per cent ...
... periods of trade recession and falling prices it enabled colliery owners to safeguard their financial position through ... period numbers employed under- ground increased by more than 90 per cent and those on the surface by 185 per cent ...
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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