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... increased , in the short run , the danger of inflationary pressure that could have been checked to a certain extent only by increased taxation , loans from the public and price control . Thanks to these efforts and the extensive control ...
... increased , in the short run , the danger of inflationary pressure that could have been checked to a certain extent only by increased taxation , loans from the public and price control . Thanks to these efforts and the extensive control ...
Page 223
... increased . Simultaneously the share of foodstuffs exported increased.3 TABLE XXXI Composition of Egypt's Foreign Trade , 1913-1935 ( in % ) Component Imports Exports 1913 1935 1913 1935 Foodstuffs 23.4 11.2 4.5 10.1 raw materials 25.2 ...
... increased . Simultaneously the share of foodstuffs exported increased.3 TABLE XXXI Composition of Egypt's Foreign Trade , 1913-1935 ( in % ) Component Imports Exports 1913 1935 1913 1935 Foodstuffs 23.4 11.2 4.5 10.1 raw materials 25.2 ...
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... increased from 700,000 hectares in 1920 to 1,600,000 and more in 1928 , and as a result the grain output rose from half a million to one million tons ; the output of wool from 20,000 to 50,000 bales ; silk cocoons1 from 1,100 to 3,500 ...
... increased from 700,000 hectares in 1920 to 1,600,000 and more in 1928 , and as a result the grain output rose from half a million to one million tons ; the output of wool from 20,000 to 50,000 bales ; silk cocoons1 from 1,100 to 3,500 ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Process of Disintegration and Decay of the Ottoman Empire | 7 |
Summary 265 | 15 |
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