The Decline of Industrial Britain: 1870-1980

ISBN-13: 9780415054652 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 112 str.

Michael Dintenfass;Dintenfass; M. Dintenfass

Opis

This challenging account of Britain's long-term economic performance examines why British economic growth has failed to keep pace with the performance of the other advanced industrial economies since 1870. It addresses both specifically economic questions - did the structure of the British economy undermine the nation's competitiveness? - and broader socio-historical questions - has British culture been hostile to business achievement and whether British education failed British industry? The book combines a survey of recent scholarly work with an original interpretive alternative to institutionalist accounts of Britain's relative decline.

Recenzje

`... strongly recommended as an introduction to the various debates. It is clearly written, free of technical jargon and good value for money.' - Economic History Review

`This book was recommended `blind' to my students and they have given it a very positive reception. They are good judges.' - Alan Booth, Business History

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Historical Record 2. Tools and Techniques 3. A Question of Skill 4. The Bias of Capital 5. Not a Nation of Shopkeepers 6. An Anti-Industrial Society? Conclusion

O autorze

Michael Dintenfass