Question

Why could manchester never recapture its old position in the indian market after the war?

Answer 1

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* unable to modernise and complete with the US , Germany and Japan the economy of Britain crumbled after the world war.

* cotton production collapsed and exports of cotton cloth from Britain fail dramatically.

* within the colonies local Industrialist gradually consolidated their position substituting foreign manufacturers and capturing the home market.

Answer 2

Manchester could never recapture its old position in the Indian market after the war because of the following reasons.

• The economy of Manchester got shattered after the war.
• It was unable to renew the destruction and therefore could not get modernized.
• It was left behind in the global market. As it could not keep pace with the fast-changing world and most of the time went on improving the war destructions.
• As a consequence of the war, the cotton production in Manchester collapsed and was no longer exported which caused huge losses.