Increasing Return
A Study of the Relation between the Size and Efficiency of Industries with Special Reference to the History of Selected British and American Industries 1850–1910

Originally published in 1933, this book presents a study of the relation between the size and efficiency of industries.

G. T. Jones (Author), Colin Clark (Edited by)

9781316509562, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 February 2016

318 pages
21.7 x 14 x 2 cm, 8 kg

Originally published in 1933, this book presents a study of the relation between the size and efficiency of industries, with special reference to the history of selected British and American industries during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The text covers the London building industry, the Lancashire cotton industry, the Cleveland pig iron industry, the Massachusetts cotton industry and the American pig iron industry. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in economic history and industrial development.

Preface
Foreword
Part I. Introduction: 1. Definition
2. Method
3. Interpretation
Part II. The London Building Industry, 1845–1913: 1. Introduction
2. Brickwork
3. Carpentry and joinery
4. Masonry
5. Roofing
6. Plumbing
7. Painting
8. Plastering
9. The building industry - costs
10. The building industry - size
11. Provisional conclusions concerning the building industry
Part III. The Lancashire Cotton Industry, 1845–1913: 1. Introduction
2. Index numbers of prices
3. The size of the industry
4. Provisional conclusions
Part IV. The Cleveland Pig Iron Industry, 1883–1925: 1. Introduction
2. Index numbers, etc.
3. The size of the industry, materials used, and size of the firms engaged therein
4. Provisional conclusions
Part V. The Massachusetts Cotton Industry, 1845–1920: 1. Introduction
2. The index numbers of prices and costs
3. The size of the industry and of the firms engaged therein
4. Provisional conclusions
Part VI. The American Pig Iron Industry, 1883–1925: 1. Introduction
2. The index numbers of prices and costs
3. The size of the industry and of the operating units
4. Provisional conclusions
Part VII. Conclusion: 1. Summary of results
2. Historical aspects
3. Elasticities of return
4. Causation
Statistical appendices: Appendix 1. The London building industry, 1845–1913
Appendix 2. The Lancashire cotton industry, 1845–1913
Appendix 3. The Cleveland pig iron industry, 1883–1925
Appendix 4. The Massachusetts cotton industry, 1845–1920
Appendix 5. The American pig iron industry, 1883–1925
Index.

Subject Areas: International economics [KCL]