The Decline of British Economic Power Since 1870This book was first published in 1981. |
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... growth are the prime movers in the process of economic development. It is conceivable that in the early stages of industrialisation a key role in the growth of productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of 'leading sectors' with a ...
... growth are the prime movers in the process of economic development. It is conceivable that in the early stages of industrialisation a key role in the growth of productivity can be fulfilled by a small number of 'leading sectors' with a ...
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... economy remained overwhelmingly committed to the staple industries to the detriment of higher growth sectors. Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why, of all the possible responses to foreign competition, British ...
... economy remained overwhelmingly committed to the staple industries to the detriment of higher growth sectors. Nor does it provide an adequate explanation for the reason why, of all the possible responses to foreign competition, British ...
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... economic decline has centred on the collective failings of industrialists ... economic terms to applied science and technology. Yet it is equally valid to ... growth of firms had been removed in the 1850s but by 1914 British industrial ...
... economic decline has centred on the collective failings of industrialists ... economic terms to applied science and technology. Yet it is equally valid to ... growth of firms had been removed in the 1850s but by 1914 British industrial ...
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... growth sector in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution. By 1830 it accounted for 50*7 per cent of the value of total British exports and the figure was still as high as 24• 1 per cent in 1913. Whilst few historians would deny ...
... growth sector in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution. By 1830 it accounted for 50*7 per cent of the value of total British exports and the figure was still as high as 24• 1 per cent in 1913. Whilst few historians would deny ...
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Contents
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Growth and Stagnation | 24 |
Recovery on the Dole | 57 |
the Bankrupt State | 82 |
the Political Economy of Failure | 105 |
Statistical Tables | 137 |
Notes | 160 |
Bibliography | 185 |
Index | 201 |
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