Pollard, Sidney

Pollard, Sidney (1989), Britain s Prime and Britain s Decline, 1870-1914, Edward Arnold, London. 

Source Sidney Pollard, The Development of the British Economy 1914-1990 (London Edward Arnold, 1992), p. 174. Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. 

For this discussion see Derek Aldcroft, ed.. The development of British industry and foreign competition, 1875-1914 (Glasgow, 1968) Donald McCloskey ed.. Essays on a mature economy Britain after 1840 (London, 1981) Sidney Pollard, Britain s prime and Britain s decline (London, 1989). 

Sidney Pollard has argued against the suggested failure of British entrepreneurs because There was no lack of commercial spirit in Britain on the contrary, from the nobility downwards, all were keen to make moneyIf this is correct, it may be asked why was there so little progress in the new industries Also, did the desire for instant profits, an attitude totally inappropriate to the increasingly research-dependent industries, lead to a short-sighted attitude ... 

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