{"product_id":"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-paperback-9781316509562","title":"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 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316509562","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIncreasing Return\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA 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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1933, this book presents a study of the relation between the size and efficiency of industries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eG. T. Jones (Author), Colin Clark (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316509562, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 February 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14 x 2 cm, 8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Definition\u003cbr\u003e 2. Method\u003cbr\u003e 3. Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The London Building Industry, 1845–1913: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Brickwork\u003cbr\u003e 3. Carpentry and joinery\u003cbr\u003e 4. Masonry\u003cbr\u003e 5. Roofing\u003cbr\u003e 6. Plumbing\u003cbr\u003e 7. Painting\u003cbr\u003e 8. Plastering\u003cbr\u003e 9. The building industry - costs\u003cbr\u003e 10. The building industry - size\u003cbr\u003e 11. Provisional conclusions concerning the building industry\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Lancashire Cotton Industry, 1845–1913: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Index numbers of prices\u003cbr\u003e 3. The size of the industry\u003cbr\u003e 4. Provisional conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Cleveland Pig Iron Industry, 1883–1925: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Index numbers, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 3. The size of the industry, materials used, and size of the firms engaged therein\u003cbr\u003e 4. Provisional conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Massachusetts Cotton Industry, 1845–1920: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The index numbers of prices and costs\u003cbr\u003e 3. The size of the industry and of the firms engaged therein\u003cbr\u003e 4. Provisional conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. The American Pig Iron Industry, 1883–1925: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The index numbers of prices and costs\u003cbr\u003e 3. The size of the industry and of the operating units\u003cbr\u003e 4. Provisional conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Conclusion: 1. Summary of results\u003cbr\u003e 2. Historical aspects\u003cbr\u003e 3. Elasticities of return\u003cbr\u003e 4. Causation\u003cbr\u003e Statistical appendices: Appendix 1. The London building industry, 1845–1913\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. The Lancashire cotton industry, 1845–1913\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. The Cleveland pig iron industry, 1883–1925\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4. The Massachusetts cotton industry, 1845–1920\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5. The American pig iron industry, 1883–1925\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20economics%20%5BKCL%5D%22\"\u003eKCL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266460209432,"sku":"9781316509562","price":29.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316509562i_90766080-8fd5-4689-b95c-0dcfbeaff53f.jpg?v=1696681514","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/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-paperback-9781316509562","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}