W. Ashworth’s scientific contributions

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Britain's Prime and Britain's Decline: The British Economy, 1870-1914.
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November 1989

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23 Citations

The Economic History Review

W. Ashworth

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Sidney Pollard

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... Only eleven years later the relative position of British technology at the Exhibition of 1862 suggested impending encroachment. This image was reinforced with high-profile coverage of the Exhibitions of 1867 and 1870 (Pollard 1989;Sanderson 1995;Sanderson 1999 Several scholars argue that concerns over decline emerge as early as the 1850s, well before the economic downturn of the 1870s, or the threats of contending great powers in the 1880s and 1890s (Briggs 1987;Newsome 1961;Pollard 1989;Rubinstein 1990;Sanderson 1995;1999;Silver 1983). The idea of decline proved to be very powerful and was reinforced every time some weakness was perceived. ...

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Britain's Prime and Britain's Decline: The British Economy, 1870-1914.
  • Citing Article
  • November 1989

The Economic History Review