The Productivity Race by Steve N. Broadberry - 9780521584401

The Productivity RaceBritish Manufacturing in International Perspective, 18501990\nAuthor(s): Steve N. Broadberry\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521584401, 978-0521584401\nSynopsis\nThis book is a reassessment of British performance in manufacturing since 1850 in the light of new evidence on international comparisons of productivity. Using a novel analytical framework of technological evolution, Stephen Broadberry uncovers new ways of looking at Britain's relative economic decline while debunking a number of misapprehensions regarding the nature and causes of the decline. It analyses productivity levels in Britain, the United States and Germany and provides detailed case studies of all the major manufacturing industries, broken down into three periods: [tel], [tel] and [tel]. Broadberry offers a wide coverage of industries, with invaluable country-specific information. By combining a multitud.