The Decline of Industrial Britain

Zusatztext ... strongly recommended as an introduction to the various debates. It is clearly written! free of technical jargon and good value for money.' - Economic History ReviewThis book was recommended `blind' to my students and they have given it a very positive reception. They are good judges.' - Alan Booth! Business History Informationen zum Autor Michael Dintenfass Klappentext Michael Dintenfass provides a challenging account of Britain's economic performance since 1870. He combines a succinct, clearly-written survey of recent scholarly work in British economic and business history with an original interpretive alternative to the institutionalized accounts of Britain's relative decline. Dintenfass addresses both specifically economic questions and socio-historical questions to place Britain's economic history in its broadest context. Zusammenfassung The first synthesis of Britain's long-term economic performance in more than a decade, this book examines why British economic growth has failed to keep pace with the performance of the other advanced industrial economies since 1870. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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Michael Dintenfass

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Michael Dintenfass provides a challenging account of Britain's economic performance since 1870. He combines a succinct, clearly-written survey of recent scholarly work in British economic and business history with an original interpretive alternative to the institutionalized accounts of Britain's relative decline. Dintenfass addresses both specifically economic questions and socio-historical questions to place Britain's economic history in its broadest context.

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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