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Decline and Recovery in Britain’s Overseas Trade, 1873–1914

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. D. C. M. Platt
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  2. A. J. H. Latham
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  3. Ranald Michie
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Britain’s ‘Decline’

    • D. C. M. Platt
    Pages 1-12

  3. Britain and Germany

    • D. C. M. Platt
    Pages 13-20

  4. The City of London and International Trade 1850–1914

    • Ranald Michie
    Pages 21-63

  5. Particular Points of Strength in Britain’s Overseas Trade

    • D. C. M. Platt
    Pages 65-76

  6. British Trade to Singapore and Hong Kong

    • A. J. H. Latham
    Pages 77-89

  7. Trade Competition in the Regions of Recent Settlement

    • D. C. M. Platt
    Pages 91-138

  8. Conclusion

    • D. C. M. Platt
    Pages 139-146

  9. Postscript

    • Ranald Michie
    Pages 147-153

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 154-160
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About this book

For too long there has been an unquestioning acceptance that Britain's economic decline began long before the First World War. By focusing on international trade in the 1873-1914 period this book analyses the facts behind this myth, examining Britain's performance in comparison with that of its major rivals in the very areas where they came into competition with each other. What emerges is a much 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 remarkably successfully.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Decline and Recovery in Britain’s Overseas Trade, 1873–1914

  • Authors: D. C. M. Platt, A. J. H. Latham, Ranald Michie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10958-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: S. H. Platt 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-10960-9Published: 01 January 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-10958-6Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 160

  • Topics: Economic History, International Economics

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