"This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research selected by expert series editors and contextualised by new analysis from each author on how British industrial firms achieved a competitive advantage. With contributions on industrial cartelisation, organisational structure, the quality...

Der Brexit hinterlässt tiefe Spuren in den Geldbörsen der Briten. Durch die deutliche Pfund-Abwertung um rund 18 Prozent seit dem Herbst 2015 stieg zeitverzögert die Inflation stark. Das hat im UK zu Reallohneinbußen und Konsumschwäche geführt.

1.Introduction: Fair Price and Sufficient Profit -- 2.Victorian Pawnbrokers: Cancerous Worms of Ruin or the Poor Man’s Banker? -- 3.Moneylenders: Deeply Rooted Evil or Providers of Quick Cash? -- 4.Legitimate Bankers: Pawnbrokers and Moneylenders Join the Premier League -- 5.Small-loan...

The last 20 years have seen severe macroeconomic instability in Britain, with three extreme and highly damaging boom-bust cycles. Professor Tim Congdon, one of the City's most well-known commentators, has been an influential critic of successive governments' failures in economic policy...

<EM>FOREWORD; </EM><STRONG>A. INTRODUCTION; </STRONG>Chapter 1 New Horizons; <STRONG>B. GLOBAL GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT and APPLICATIONS; </STRONG>Chapter 2 Drones -- Delivering value to the Economy; Chapter 3 Drones -- Healthcare, Humanitarian Efforts and Recreational Use; Chapter 4 Drones and Law Enforcement; Chapter 5 Maritime Uses of...</strong></strong></em>