The British Economy 1870–1939

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Growth of the Economy....Pages 3-22
The Business Cycle....Pages 23-61
International Aspects....Pages 62-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Retardation in Britain’s Industrial Growth, 1870-1913....Pages 101-125
The Problem of Productivity in British Industry, 1870-1914....Pages 126-140
The Entrepreneur and the British Economy, 1870-1914....Pages 141-167
Technical Progress and British Enterprise, 1875–1914....Pages 168-189
Over-commitment in Britain before 1930....Pages 190-218
Economic Progress in Britain in the 1920s....Pages 219-238
The Basis of Economic Recovery in the 1930s : A Review and a New Interpretation....Pages 239-263
The New Industries Between the Wars....Pages 264-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Guide to Statistical Sources....Pages 291-301
Back Matter....Pages 305-346