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This series of edited papers, originally published in 1982, examines Britain's industrial and commercial performance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries against the background of the development of state education. The performance of certain key nineteenth-century manufacturing industries is analysed and the reasons for their relative decline in the face of foreign competition is assessed. Further, the title examines the present and future of British industry contending that the British Malaise is a disease of industrial dyslexia, the inability to match the industrial problems of the real world with variable industrial objectives and performance.
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Foreword by Sir Monty Finniston. Introduction Gordon W. Roderick and Michael D. Stephens. Part I: General Background 1. The British Education System 1870-1970 Gordon W. Roderick and Michael D. Stephens 2. Britain's Economic Decline 1870-1980 Derek H. Aldcroft Part II: The Education and Training of Manpower 3. Laying the Foundations: Schools and Industry Catherine Avent 4. Scientists and Engineers Geoffrey D. Sims 5. Management Training and Education David T. H. Weir 6. Industry, Society and Education - A Multi-National View Alexander Kennaway Part III: Industrial Performance and the Effective Utilization of Manpower 7. Is Manpower Planning Necessary? Is It Possible? What Next? Lord Bowen of Chesterfield 8. Trades Union Influence on Industrial Performance Robert Taylor 9. Research, Development and Technical Decision-Making in Industry T. L. Banfield. Index.
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Gordon Roderick and Michael Stephens
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This title, first published in 1982, examines Britain’s industrial and commercial performance in the 19th and 20th centuries against the background of the development of state education. The performance of key 19th century manufacturing industries is analysed and the reasons for their decline in the face of foreign competition is assessed.
