Where Did We Go Wrong? - 9781138217072

Taylor & Francis

Where Did We Go Wrong?Industrial Performance, Education and the Economy in Victorian Britain\nAuthor(s): Gordon Roderick, Michael Stephens\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138217072, 978-1138217072\nSynopsis\nThis series of edited papers, first published in 1981, examines Britains industrial and commercial performance in the 19th and 20th centuries against the background of the development of state education. The performance of certain key 19th century manufacturing industries are analysed and the reasons for their relative decline in the face of foreign competition is assessed. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.