The Conservatives and Industrial Efficiency, 1951-1964: Thirteen Wasted Years?
Author:   Nick Tiratsoo ,  Jim Tomlinson ,  Jim Tomlinson (Department of Government, Brunel University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138971561


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 May 2016
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Author:   Nick Tiratsoo ,  Jim Tomlinson ,  Jim Tomlinson (Department of Government, Brunel University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138971561


ISBN 10:   1138971561
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 May 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface 1 The Conservatives and industrial efficiency, 1900–51 2 Conservative economic policy, 1951–64: short-term management and long-term growth 3 The American productivity gospel in Britain: agencies and impact 4 The American productivity gospel in Britain: implementing change in business practice and shopfloor technique 5 The American productivity gospel in Britain: the quest for management professionalisation 6 The American productivity gospel in Britain: explaining reactions and responses 7 The Conservatives and competition 8 Education and training 9 Investment and technical change 10 Overview and conclusions

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... the work of Tiratsoo and Tomlinson rounds out the political, social, and cultural dimensions of the story of postwar British industrial planning and business performance....extremely valuable, as [it] set[s] a context for examining the postwar redevelopment of British industry.... - Technology and Culture


... the work of Tiratsoo and Tomlinson rounds out the political, social, and cultural dimensions of the story of postwar British industrial planning and business performance....extremely valuable, as [it] set[s] a context for examining the postwar redevelopment of British industry.... - Technology and Culture


"...""the work of Tiratsoo and Tomlinson rounds out the political, social, and cultural dimensions of the story of postwar British industrial planning and business performance....extremely valuable, as [it] set[s] a context for examining the postwar redevelopment of British industry...."" -""Technology and Culture"


Author Information

Nick Tiratsoo is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Luton, UK, and Visiting Research Fellow at the Business History Unit of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Jim Tomlinson is Professor of Economic History and Head of the Department of Government at Brunel University, UK. Their previous co-authored work, Industrial Efficiency and State Intervention: Labour 1939–51, was published by Routledge in 1993.

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