Decline and recovery in Britain's overseas trade, 1873-1914
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Decline and recovery in Britain's overseas trade, 1873-1914
Macmillan Press, 1993
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Focusing on international trade in the 1873-1914 period, this book analyzes the facts behind the myth that Britain's economic decline began long before World War I. It examines Britain's performance in comparison with that of its major rivals in the areas where they came into competition with each other. The evidence that emerges does not support a conclusion that sees Britain in continuous retreat from markets and sectors worldwide. Instead, what emerges is a more complex picture of both losses and gains, in which Britain's position gradually adjusted to a changing world economic order, and appeared to be doing so successfully. D.C.M. Platt is also the editor of "Argentina, Australia and Canada: Studies in Comparative Development, 1870-1965", "The Political Economy of Argentina, 1880-1946" (both with Guido di Tella) and "Social Welfare, 1850-1950", and author of "Mickey Mouse Numbers in World History: The Short View" and "Britain's Investment Overseas on the Eve of the First World War".
Table of Contents
- List of Tables - Foreword - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction: Britain's 'Decline' - Britain and Germany - The City of London and International Trade, 1850-1914
- R.Michie - Particular Points of Strength in Britain's Overseas Trade - British Trade to Singapore and Hong Kong
- A.J.H.Latham - Trade Competition in the Regions of Recent Settlement - Conclusion - Index
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