Economics of Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom

Klappentext This 1960 volume offers a description, in non-technical language, of the state of the British shipbuilding industry. Zusammenfassung This volume! first published in 1960! offers a description! in non-technical language! of the state of the British shipbuilding industry! its prospects and how it stood in relation to its competitors by the middle of the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The growth of the industry; Part II. The Organisation of the Industry: 2. The firms in the industry; 3. Industrial affiliations; 4. Marine engineering; Part III. The Demand for Ships: 5. The future course of demand; 6. Fluctuations in demand and their consequences; 7. Home and export markets and competition for orders; Part IV. The Supply of Ships: 8. The course of the United Kingdom output; 9. Technical change in ships; 10. Shipyard organisation and technical change; 11. Industrial organisation; 12. Labour; 13. The industry abroad; 14. The competitive position; 15. Efficiency and prospects; Index.

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• Authors: J. R. Parkinson, J. Robert Parkinson Parkinson, J.robert Parkinson, Parkinson J. R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781107601420
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60142-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management, Economics of industrial organisation, Economics of industrial organization