The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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Page 9
... rise of the multiple chain store , and in the provision of international services in the spheres of banking , shipping and insurance.43 Nor should the rapidly expanding consumer industries , such as the manufacture of pharmaceuticals ...
... rise of the multiple chain store , and in the provision of international services in the spheres of banking , shipping and insurance.43 Nor should the rapidly expanding consumer industries , such as the manufacture of pharmaceuticals ...
Page 11
... 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 the coal produced ...
... 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 the coal produced ...
Page 16
... rise in the level of real incomes for the vast majority of the population.68 The price that was paid for this - the sacrifice of domestic agriculture and the strategic dangers inherent in the country's growing dependence upon external ...
... rise in the level of real incomes for the vast majority of the population.68 The price that was paid for this - the sacrifice of domestic agriculture and the strategic dangers inherent in the country's growing dependence upon external ...
Page 19
... rise to a serious adjustment problem elsewhere in the international economy . This did not occur , however , because of the sustained flow of investment funds from the British economy and also because the country continued to adhere to ...
... rise to a serious adjustment problem elsewhere in the international economy . This did not occur , however , because of the sustained flow of investment funds from the British economy and also because the country continued to adhere to ...
Page 20
... rising exports of manufactured goods and virtual self - sufficiency in the supply of basic foodstuffs , the USA moved into balance - of- payments surplus with Canada , Australia and Argentina , ' countries which had required only minor ...
... rising exports of manufactured goods and virtual self - sufficiency in the supply of basic foodstuffs , the USA moved into balance - of- payments surplus with Canada , Australia and Argentina , ' countries which had required only minor ...
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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