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Where Did We Go Wrong?: Industrial Performance, Education and the Economy in Victorian Britain book cover

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Where Did We Go Wrong? Industrial Performance, Education and the Economy in Victorian Britain

Edited By Michael Sanderson, Michael Stephens Copyright 1981
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge
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This series of edited papers, first published in 1981, examines Britain’s industrial and commercial performance in the 19 th and 20 th centuries against the background of the development of state education. The performance of certain key 19 th century manufacturing industries are analysed and the reasons for their relative decline in the face of foreign competition is assessed. This title will... Read more

Part One: Background;  1. Introduction: Britain 1851-1914 Gordon Roderick and Michael Stephens  2. The Economy, Management and Foreign Competition Derek H. Aldcroft  3. Progress in Artisan Literacy E. G. West  4. The Labour Force: Some Relevant Attitudes P. W. Musgrave  5. Population and the Bio-social Background W. H. G. Armytage;  Part Two: Case Studies;  6. The Coal Industry Neil Buxton  7. Iron and Steel J. K. Almond  8. The Textile Industries Stanley Chapman  9. Engineering Geoffrey Sims  10. The Chemical Industry Keith Trace;  Part Three: Education and Government;  11. Technical Education 1850-1914 Michael Le Guillou  12. The Universities Gordon Roderick and Michael Stephens  13. Technical Education and the University College of Nottingham Brian Tolley  14. The Role of Government Gordon Roderick and Michael Stephens  15. Conclusions Gordon Roderick and Michael Stephens;  Index

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