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 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 21
... rise and the prices of their products 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 ...
... rise and the prices of their products 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 ...
Page 23
... rise of the service sector , both domestic and international , the growth of new consumer industries - soap , footwear , bicycles and food processing - all of these developments were indicative of the adjustment process which was under ...
... rise of the service sector , both domestic and international , the growth of new consumer industries - soap , footwear , bicycles and food processing - all of these developments were indicative of the adjustment process which was under ...
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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