Alleged Decline of the British Cotton Industry
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Part II of an 1893 Economic Journal note on whether the British cotton industry is in decline. It argues that the silver-gold exchange disturbance, falling prices and rising effective foreign tariffs have slowed exports, and presents tables of cotton piece-goods and yarn exports to India and China for 1883-1892. It then lists Lancashire's lasting advantages: moist climate, cheap ocean transport, skilled labour, Manchester's commercial organisation and free trade. It concludes that the industry is not in permanent decay.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1893
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 8
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