This book is a concise and lucid review of the strengths and weaknesses of the British motor industry during the one hundred years since its foundation. Placing the industry firmly in a European context, the author first assesses its achievements before 1960, and then tests the various explanations that have been offered to explain its decline in the past thirty years. He examines the role of government, of the trade unions, of management and of the multinationals, all of which have been seen as major players in the industry's demise.
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"Church's book, like others in this series, is aimed primarily at students and secondarily at their teachers. ...anyone seeking an introduction to the British motor industry and a guide to further reading will find Church's book an excellent place to start." Robert Casey, Technology and Culture
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Placing the industry firmly in a European context, this text assesses the British motor industry's achievements before 1960, and then tests the various explanations that have been offered to explain its decline. It examines the role of government, the trade unions, management and the multinationals.
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Among the most striking contrasts presented by the early history of the motor industry is the technical success of French metal manufactures in exploiting German patent inventions which formed the basis of the motor industry during the 1890s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
horsepower tax, tied imports, motor industry, motor vehicle industry, car production Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, General Motors, British Leyland, Second World War, Morris Motors, Trafford Park, Big Six, First World War, Lord Nuffield, Board of Trade, Henry Ford, Leyland Motors, Sir Donald Stokes, Sir Herbert, Sir Percival Perry, West Germany, Austin Motor Company, Austin Seven, Ford Motor Company, Ford of Europe, Korean War, Morris Minor, Sargant Florence New!
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Among the most striking contrasts presented by the early history of the motor industry is the technical success of French metal manufactures in exploiting German patent inventions which formed the basis of the motor industry during the 1890s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
horsepower tax, tied imports, motor industry, motor vehicle industry, car production Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, General Motors, British Leyland, Second World War, Morris Motors, Trafford Park, Big Six, First World War, Lord Nuffield, Board of Trade, Henry Ford, Leyland Motors, Sir Donald Stokes, Sir Herbert, Sir Percival Perry, West Germany, Austin Motor Company, Austin Seven, Ford Motor Company, Ford of Europe, Korean War, Morris Minor, Sargant Florence New!
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- The Economic History of Britain Since 1700, Volume 3: 1939-1992 by Roderick Floud in Back Matter
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