Business, Banking, and Politics: The Case of British Steel, 1918-1939

by Steven Tolliday

During the 1920s, the "black decade" of British steel, nearly everyone agreed that the industry's revival depended on replacing obsolete equipment and instituting modern technologies that would increase production and decrease costs. Despite consensus, these goals were not reached and, even after wartime and postwar reconstruction needs were met, the industry continued its steady decline. Steven Tolliday advances three hypotheses for this stagnation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674087259
• ISBN13: 9780674087255
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"