LEADER 05878oam 2200769I 450 001 9910967098203321 005 20250225182630.0 010 $z9780415313503 010 $a9780415313506 010 $a9781136512261 010 $a1136512268 010 $a9781136512339 010 $a1136512330 010 $a9781315016641 010 $a1315016648 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315016641 035 $a(CKB)3710000000056574 035 $a(EBL)1539114 035 $a(OCoLC)863823172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1539114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1539114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10800335 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL817925 035 $a(OCoLC)863157108 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134816 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000056574 100 $a20180331e20031953 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe logic of British and American industry $ea realistic analysis of economic structure and government /$fP. Sargant Florence 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (396 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge library editions. Economics. Industrial economics ;$vVI 300 $aFirst published in 1953. 311 08$a9781138861619 311 08$a1138861618 311 08$a9780415313506 311 08$a0415313503 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe structural approach -- Logic and fact of industrial structure -- The relations of industry and consumer -- Relations within the modern firm. Management and top government -- Government of free enterprise capitalism -- Nationalization, co-operation and state control -- The stimulus to labour, investment and enterprise -- Summary and conclusions. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; PREFACE; PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION; Table of Contents; CHAPTER I THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH; 1. THE QUESTION 'WHO?' AS A REALISTIC STARTING POINT; 2. THE TECHNICAL BACKGROUND; 3. THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY; 4. THE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS AND FIRMS; 5. PATTERNS OF INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; 6.FORMS AND EXTENT OF INTEGRATION; CHAPTER II LOGIC AND FACT OF INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; 1. THE MEANING, MECHANISM AND MEASURES OF EFFICIENCY; 2. EFFICIENCY OF THE LARGE FIRM OF VARYING PATTERN, THE SURVIVAL OF THE SMALL FIRM 327 $a3. CONDITIONS OF EFFICIENCY OF LARGE AND SMALL PLANTS4. THE INEFFICIENCY AND EFFICIENCY OF INTEGRATION; 5. THE LOGIC OF LOCALIZATION AND DISPERSION; 6. AGREEMENT AND DIVERGENCE OF LOGIC AND FACT. MANUFACTURING AND OTHER INDUSTRIES; CHAPTER III THE RELATIONS OF INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER; 1. PLANNED AND FREE CONSUMPTION. THE COSTS OF DISTRIBUTION; 2. THE LOGIC AND ILLOGIC OF FREE CONSUMPTION; 3. THE VAGARIES OF FREE PRODUCTION, DESIGN AND DISTRIBUTION FOR FREE CONSUMPTION; 4. FORECASTING AND MARKET RESEARCH; 5. COMPETITION AND COMBINATION. SALES PRESSURE AND ADVERTISING 327 $a6.MONOPLASTIC STRUCTURE AND THEORY7. DETECTING MONOPOLY; CHAPTER IV RELATIONS WITHIN THE MODERN FIRM.MANAGEMENT AND TOP GOVERNMENT; 1. THE TREND OF INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT. OVERHEAD COSTS; 2. EVOLUTION OF SPECIALIZED MANAGEMENT; 3. LOGIC OF HIERARCHICAL DELEGATION; 4. LOGIC OF FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION; 5. LOGIC OF LINE-AND-STAFF DELEGATION; 6.THE CORE OF TOP GOVERNMENT; 7. THE QUESTION WHO GOVERNS AT THE CORE, AND WHY: THE NEXT THREE CHAPTERS; CHAPTER V GOVERNMENT OF FREE ENTERPRISE CAPITALISM; 1. GROWTH OF THE CORPORATION AND JOINT STOCK COMPANY 327 $a2. THE SHAREHOLDERS' ACTUAL PART IN GOVERNMENT.LAW AND REALITY3. GOVERNMENT BY BLOC-HOLDER; 4. GOVERNMENT BY DIRECTOR OR EXECUTIVE; 5. INTERESTS, PERSONALITIES AND COMPANY POLICIES; CHAPTER VI NATIONALlZATION, CO-OPERATION AND STATE CONTROL; 1.WHY ALTERNATIVES TO THE CAPITALIST GOVERNMENT OF INDUSTRY?; 2.BRITAIN'S MIXED ECONOMY; 3. THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONALIZED INDUSTRIES; 4.GOVERNMENT BY CONSUMER'S CO-OPERATION; 5. THE TESTS OF MEETING NEEDS, CONSUMERS' SOVEREIGNTY AND ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY; 6.COMPARATIVE EFFICIENCY,STABILITY AND PROGRESS; 7. SUMMARY: OVERALL STATE PLANNING AND CONTROL 327 $aCHAPTER VII THE STIMULUS TO LABOUR, INVESTMENT AND ENTERPRISE1. LABOUR RELATIONS IN THE LARGER PLANT AND FIRM; 2. THE STIMULUS TO INVEST: THE OUTSIDE INVESTOR; 3. THE STIMULUS TO LARGE-SCALE ENTERPRISE; 4. TYPES OF LEADER IN LARGE-SCALE BUSINESS GOVERNMENT; 5. THE SHORT AND LONG-RUN SUPPLY AND SUPPLY PRICE OF LEADERSHIP; 6.RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION FOR INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT; CHAPTER VIII SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; 1. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS; 2. SUMMARY OF RESEARCH METHODS; 3 . SOME PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS; INDEX 330 $aSummarizing the facts about the prevailing sizes of industrial firms or plants and the patterns of industrial location in Britain and America, this book also interprets the facts in basic terms such as technical requirements and consumer habits.

Examining investment and human resource management, the contrasts and (unexpected) similarities in the industrial structure and government of the two countries are analysed.
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