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British industry at the start of the New Elizabethan Age looked a world leader. It led the world in the production of cars, trucks and buses, heavy machinery, aircraft, ships, chemicals, locomotives, household appliances and heavy electrical goods, and looked poised to do so with jet aircraft and computers. Its export trade was thriving. Now, sixty years on, many of these industries have virtually disappeared, while those of our competitors have flourished. Much of what remains is under foreign ownership. We have lost most of our export markets, and many goods essential to our economy have to be imported. How did this happen? The traditional explanation for Britain's loss of competitiveness blames outdated working practices, failure to invest and modernise, bad management, bloody-minded unions, the loss of Empire and the ability of Germany and Japan to start again from scratch after the war. All this is true, but the picture is far more complex.Product Identifiers
PublisherBiteback Publishing
ISBN-139781849541459
eBay Product ID (ePID)111917395
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SubjectGovernment, Business
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages362 Pages
Publication NameSurrender: How British Industry Gave Up the Ghost, 1952-2012
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorNicholas Comfort
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Width138 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorNicholas Comfort