Drawing on a rich literature and case study material from selected industries, and elaborating on key concepts such as firms and competencies, industries and industrial …
This book is a reassessment of British performance in manufacturing since 1850 in the light of new evidence on international comparisons of productivity. Using a novel analytical …
Heroic Defeats is a comparative investigation of how unions and firms interact when economic circumstances require substantial job loss. Using simple game theory to generate …
The decline of the British motor industry is one of the most spectacular developments in Britain's economic history. Conflicting explanations have been offered by scholars different …
Jewish Immigrant Entrepreneurship in New York and London, 1880-1914 Page 1 Andrew Godley Jewish Immigrant Entrepreneurship in New York and London, 1880-1914 …
5.1 R&D as a percentage of GDP, 2011 135 8.1 Evolution of industrial structure, 1999–2010 212 8.2 Incremental innovation: Japan PS 4 220 9.1 US aerospace industry consolidation …
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Abstract The United States has been the labour productivity leader in manufacturing since the early nineteenth century despite changes in technological leadership from Britain to the …
Modern Britain focuses on two major periods of British history; the interwar period, and postwar Britain. The authors compare and contrast developments in the two periods, dealing …