1st Edition

Building in the British Economy Between the Wars

356 Pages
by Routledge

356 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1968 this important work covers a crucial period in Britain’s economic history. In the three or four decades before the First World War British industry was subject to increasing foreign competition particularly from America and Germany. This book reviews the main developments in 10 industries, paying particular attention to the way in which they were affected by foreign... Read more

 1.Introduction: British Industry and Foreign Competition 1875-1914 D.H. Aldcroft 2. The Coal Industry A. J. Taylor 3. Iron and Steel Manufactures P. L. Payne 4. The Cotton Industry R. E. Tyson 5. The Woollen and Worsted Industries E. M. Sigsworth and J. M. Blackman 6. Boots and Shoes P. Head 7. The Engineering Industry S.B. Saul 8. Electrical Products I.C.R. Byatt 9. Chemicals H.W. Richardson 10. The Glass Industry T.C. Barker 11. The Mercantile Marine D.H. Aldcroft

Biography

Harry W. Richardson and Derek H. Aldcroft

Original Review of The Development of British Industry and Foreign Competition:

‘This is an original study…which possesses significance for augmenting our understanding in key issues in both international and domestic economic history.’ Matthew Simon, Business History Review, Volume 42, No. 3 (1968).