Government and the enterprise since 1900 : the changing problem of efficiency /

This book surveys the industrial policy of British governments from the beginning of the century to the early 1990s, exploring the perennial concern of administrations of all complexions with high growth, low unemployment, and competitiveness. The analysis proceeds chronologically and focuses on the...

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Main Author: Tomlinson, Jim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1994.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Limits of Laissez-Faire
  • 2. 1900-1914: National Efficiency and the Enterprise
  • 3. 1914-1918: War and Wasted Opportunity
  • 4. 1918-1929: Recession and Rationalization
  • 5. 1929-1939: Protection and Profits
  • 6. 1939-1945: Planning and Production
  • 7. 1945-1951: Socialism and the Supply Side
  • 8. Nationalization: Ownership and Organization
  • 9. 1951-1961: Consumption and Competition
  • 10. 1961-1970: New Frontiers and National Champions
  • 11. 1970-1979: Stagflation and Surrender
  • 12. 1979-1990: Enterprise and Economic Liberalism
  • 13. A Case-Study: Cotton
  • 14. A Case-Study: Cars.