1st Edition
Britain's Competitiveness The Management of the Vehicle Component Industry
By Dr Christopher Carr
Copyright 1990
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book addresses the widespread concern regarding British industry's ability to compete internationally. Through an analysis of the UK automotive components sector, the author examines the central issues at the core of the competitiveness debate and outlines why there has been such a widespread and severe decline in the performance of British manufacturing. It draws on findings from visits to... Read more
1. Britain's Competitiveness: Background to the Issue 2. Achieving Competitiveness: Fundamental Principles 3. The Vehicle Industry 4. The Vehicle Components Industry: Roots of Decline 4:1 The Position in Selected Product Sectors 4:2 The Vehicle Components Industry as a Whole 5. The Vehicle Components Industry Today: Seeds of Recovery? 6. Britains's Competitiveness Today 7. Restoring Competitiveness
Biography
Dr Christopher Carr
`Carr's analysis, based on an investigation of firms operating in everything from ball bearings to batteries and from seatbelts to suspension units, is that it is questionable whether performance relative to competitor countries has improved at all.' - The Sunday Times
...`Essential reading for policy-makers who are seriously troubled by Britain's lack of competitiveness in an interdependent global market.' - Prometheus
