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Autore |
Tiratsoo Nick <1952, > |
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The conservatives and industrial efficiency, 1951-64 : thirteen wasted years? / / Nick Tiratsoo and Jim Tomlinson |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-72503-5 |
1-280-16457-3 |
0-203-98274-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Explorations in Economic History ; ; v.No.11 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Industrial productivity - Government policy - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Industrial policy - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Great Britain Economic policy 1945-1964 |
Great Britain Politics and government 1945-1964 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 THE CONSERVATIVES AND INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY, 1900-51; 2 CONSERVATIVE ECONOMIC POLICY, 1951-64; 3 THE AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY GOSPEL IN BRITAIN; 4 THE AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY GOSPEL IN BRITAIN; 5 THE AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY GOSPEL IN BRITAIN; 6 THE AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY GOSPEL IN BRITAIN; 7 THE CONSERVATIVES AND COMPETITION; 8 EDUCATION AND TRAINING; 9 INVESTMENT AND TECHNICAL CHANGE; 10 OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Conservatives and Industrial Efficiency, 1951-1964 responds to the need for a full assessment of the Conservatives performance in this crucial period. Drawing upon a wide range of archival sources, Nick Tiratsoo and Jim Tomlinson explore the different aspects of the efficiency question. Beginning with the major issue of attempts in the 1950's to Americanize British industry, the authors also discuss the Conservatives policy on competition, education and training, investment and research and development. This new survey reveals that |
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