Why Are the British Bad at Manufacturing?

by John Williams, Dennis Thomas, Karel Williams

Book Overview

This book, first published in 1983, offers a new explanation for the poor performance of British manufacturing since 1950. Rather than invoke orthodox economic theory or general social factors, the book analyses four national conditions - enterprise control over the labour process; market structure and the composition of demand; the relation of manufacturing enterprise to financial institutions like banks and stock exchanges; and the relation of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815372892
• ISBN13: 9780815372899
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"