Industrial Structure, Capital Markets and the Origins of British Economic Decline

Details:

Author(s) Kennedy, William P
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1987
Pages 230pp
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Place Published Cambridge

Topics:

Name Capital and money markets, etc
Name Comparative international studies

Countries:

United States

Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Groups:

Economic history texts

Notes:

Deals with British economic decline from late nineteenth century which is seen as resulting from an over commitment to traditional industries - coal, textiles, shipbuilding - and a failure to transfer resources to new industries. Deals with capital market imperfections. Draws comparisons with USA