The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of ' leading sectors ' with a high rate of innovation , but in a relatively mature economy it is far more likely that productivity growth is dependent upon technological advances , often ...
... productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of ' leading sectors ' with a high rate of innovation , but in a relatively mature economy it is far more likely that productivity growth is dependent upon technological advances , often ...
Page 8
... productive organisations created a barrier of communication between manufacturer and customer , a major disadvantage in promoting the sale of advanced technical products rather than relatively simple consumer goods.33 Thus the ...
... productive organisations created a barrier of communication between manufacturer and customer , a major disadvantage in promoting the sale of advanced technical products rather than relatively simple consumer goods.33 Thus the ...
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... productivity and rising costs of production.52 The fall in labour productivity , which set in during the 1880s , was a direct consequence of the ageing of many of the industry's productive units.53 In 1914 , nearly two - thirds of all ...
... productivity and rising costs of production.52 The fall in labour productivity , which set in during the 1880s , was a direct consequence of the ageing of many of the industry's productive units.53 In 1914 , nearly two - thirds of all ...
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... productive capacity in coalmining increased by 60 per cent while in the same period numbers employed under- ground increased by more than 90 per cent and those on the surface by 185 per cent . It is noteworthy that in years of peak ...
... productive capacity in coalmining increased by 60 per cent while in the same period numbers employed under- ground increased by more than 90 per cent and those on the surface by 185 per cent . It is noteworthy that in years of peak ...
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... productivity and resistance to structural change were the inevitable consequences of the distinctive economic environment in which colliery owners operated - abundant supplies of labour with a marked degree of cost flexibility against a ...
... productivity and resistance to structural change were the inevitable consequences of the distinctive economic environment in which colliery owners operated - abundant supplies of labour with a marked degree of cost flexibility against a ...
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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