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... relation to the movement of prices . The importance of the sliding scale was that in periods of trade recession and falling prices it enabled colliery owners to safeguard their financial position through ' automatic ' wage reduc- tions ...
... relation to the movement of prices . The importance of the sliding scale was that in periods of trade recession and falling prices it enabled colliery owners to safeguard their financial position through ' automatic ' wage reduc- tions ...
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... relation to the financing of more risky ventures in the newer industries . It is true that one study of the motor industry before 1914 has demonstrated convincingly that the growth of some of the larger , if ultimately unsuccessful ...
... relation to the financing of more risky ventures in the newer industries . It is true that one study of the motor industry before 1914 has demonstrated convincingly that the growth of some of the larger , if ultimately unsuccessful ...
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... relationship with the primary producing countries of the world , exchanging staple manufactures for foodstuffs and raw materials . Beneficial though this trade may have been before 1914 , its long - term effect was to retard the ...
... relationship with the primary producing countries of the world , exchanging staple manufactures for foodstuffs and raw materials . Beneficial though this trade may have been before 1914 , its long - term effect was to retard the ...
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... relations and that this was a direct consequence of the adherence of international bankers and national monetary authorities to the ' rules ' laid down under the gold standard ( see below , pp . 40-1 ) . It is now accepted that this was ...
... relations and that this was a direct consequence of the adherence of international bankers and national monetary authorities to the ' rules ' laid down under the gold standard ( see below , pp . 40-1 ) . It is now accepted that this was ...
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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