The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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M.W. Kirby. suggest that the industry remained technologically stagnant . In the spinning section , for example , substantial gains in productivity were achieved throughout the nineteenth century by means of continuous technical ...
M.W. Kirby. suggest that the industry remained technologically stagnant . In the spinning section , for example , substantial gains in productivity were achieved throughout the nineteenth century by means of continuous technical ...
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... remained an attractive proposition and its growing volume might well have contributed to the poor growth performance of the Edwardian economy.63 A difficulty with this argument is that it tends to ignore the methods by which industry in ...
... remained an attractive proposition and its growing volume might well have contributed to the poor growth performance of the Edwardian economy.63 A difficulty with this argument is that it tends to ignore the methods by which industry in ...
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... remained unchecked until the early years of the present century : the cost of imported foodstuffs fell and this contributed directly towards a rise in the level of real incomes for the vast majority of the population.68 The price that ...
... remained unchecked until the early years of the present century : the cost of imported foodstuffs fell and this contributed directly towards a rise in the level of real incomes for the vast majority of the population.68 The price that ...
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... remained open to British manufacturers , Indian exports , in an increasingly protectionist world , would indirectly overcome foreign tariff barriers for the British economy , 80 Britain's international economic position in 1913 was thus ...
... remained open to British manufacturers , Indian exports , in an increasingly protectionist world , would indirectly overcome foreign tariff barriers for the British economy , 80 Britain's international economic position in 1913 was thus ...
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... remained high the impact of foreign industrial com- petition would be blunted . But in the event of a serious downturn in their economies resulting from recession in the industrialised countries , Britain would inevitably encounter ...
... remained high the impact of foreign industrial com- petition would be blunted . But in the event of a serious downturn in their economies resulting from recession in the industrialised countries , Britain would inevitably encounter ...
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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