Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-century Britain by Geoffrey Jones
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Competitiveness and the State
Summary
The essays in this book examine the ways in which governments have affected the British economy in the 20th century. The approach is historical and the accent is on the years 1930 to 1970, a period which witnessed profound changes in the attitude of governments to the economy.
Competitiveness and the State Summary
Table of Contents
Competitiveness and the state in international perspective, Geoffrey Jones and Maurice Kirby; productivity and competitive failure - British government policy and industry 1914-1919, Maurice Kirby and Mary B. Rose; a missed opportunity? - Labour and the productivity problem, 1945-1951, Martin Chick; The Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission from 1949-1956 - a study in regulatory failure, Helen Mercer; government and manufacturing industry since 1900, Wyn Grant; competition and competitiveness in British banking 1918-1971, Geoffrey Jones; the assumptions of regulation in British General Insurance, Oliver M. Westall; oil companies and the role of government - the case of Britain 1900-1975, T.A.B. Corley; the state and agriculture 1914-1972, Jonathan Brown.
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GOR010895254
9780719032769
0719032768
Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-century Britain by Geoffrey Jones
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Manchester University Press
19910530
272
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