2012, ISBN: 9781849543163

British industry at the start of the New Elizabethan Age was a world leader. The first - British - jet airliner was taking to the skies, the first nuclear power station was under construc… Mehr…

British industry at the start of the New Elizabethan Age was a world leader. The first - British - jet airliner was taking to the skies, the first nuclear power station was under construction at Calder Hall and British firms were pioneering the computer. Our shipyards reigned almost supreme, and from Britain's factories came cars, lorries, buses, heavy machinery, aircraft and locomotives, exported all over the world. Sixty years on, many of these industries and millions of jobs have disappeared, while competitors have flourished. Much of what remains is under foreign ownership. Britain has lost many export markets, and essential goods have to be imported. How did all this happen? Britain's loss of competitiveness has traditionally been blamed on outdated working practices, failure to invest and modernise, poor management, bloody-minded unions, the loss of Empire and the ability of post-war Germany and Japan to rebuild from scratch. All this is true, but the picture is far more complex. The role of Whitehall and successive governments, Britain's relationship with Europe, corporate greed, misjudgement and even suicide, and sheer bad luck all play a part. In Surrender, Nicholas Comfort revisits the past six decades and identifies some of the factors behind the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs. Digital Content>E-books>Business>Business & Economics>Busn Profiles, Biteback Publishing, Ltd. Digital >16<

2012, ISBN: 9781849543163

British industry at the start of the New Elizabethan Age was a world leader. The first British jet airliner was taking to the skies, the first nuclear power station was under constructi… Mehr…

British industry at the start of the New Elizabethan Age was a world leader. The first British jet airliner was taking to the skies, the first nuclear power station was under construction at Calder Hall and British firms were pioneering the computer. Our shipyards reigned almost supreme, and from Britains factories came cars, lorries, buses, heavy machinery, aircraft and locomotives, exported all over the world. Sixty years on, many of these industries and millions of jobs have disappeared, while competitors have flourished. Much of what remains is under foreign ownership. Britain has lost many export markets, and essential goods have to be imported. How did all this happen? Britains loss of competitiveness has traditionally been blamed on outdated working practices, failure to invest and modernise, poor management, bloody-minded unions, the loss of Empire and the ability of post-war Germany and Japan to rebuild from scratch. All this is true, but the picture is far more complex. The role of Whitehall and successive governments, Britains relationship with Europe, corporate greed, misjudgement and even suicide, and sheer bad luck all play a part. In Surrender, Nicholas Comfort revisits the past six decades and identifies some of the factors behind the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs.; PDF; Politics, Philosphy & Religion > Politics & government, Chouette Publishing, Inc.<

2012, ISBN: 9781849543163

Surrender - How British industry gave up the ghost 1952-2012: ab 7 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Politikwissenschaft Biteback Publishing eBook als epub, Biteback Publishing

2012, ISBN: 9781849543163

Surrender - How British industry gave up the ghost 1952-2012: ab 7.99 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Politikwissenschaft Biteback Publishing, Biteback Publishing

2012, ISBN: 9781849543163

How British industry gave up the ghost 1952-2012, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Biteback Publishing], Biteback Publishing, 2012