03356nam 2200685 a 450 991080857570332120200520144314.01-134-72503-51-280-16457-30-203-98274-610.4324/9780203982747 (CKB)1000000000003983(EBL)242141(OCoLC)275285401(SSID)ssj0000129074(PQKBManifestationID)11152794(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129074(PQKBWorkID)10069687(PQKB)10811257(MiAaPQ)EBC242141(Au-PeEL)EBL242141(CaPaEBR)ebr10017631(CaONFJC)MIL16457(OCoLC)935227719(OCoLC)252994364(EXLCZ)99100000000000398319980902d1998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIndustrial efficiency and conservatism, 1951-1964 thirteen wasted years? /Nick Tiratsoo and Jim Tomlinson1st ed.London ;New York LSE/Routledge19981 online resource (222 p.)Routledge Explorations in Economic History ;v.No.11Description based upon print version of record.1-138-97156-1 0-415-15870-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; INDEXThe 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 the Conservatives were informed about each of theseRoutledge Explorations in Economic HistoryIndustrial productivityGovernment policyGreat BritainHistory20th centuryIndustrial policyGreat BritainHistory20th centuryGreat BritainEconomic policy1945-1964Great BritainPolitics and government1945-1964Industrial productivityGovernment policyHistoryIndustrial policyHistory338.941009045Tiratsoo Nick1952-538219Tomlinson Jim125464MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808575703321Industrial efficiency and conservatism, 1951-19644196266UNINA