{"product_id":"the-rise-and-decline-of-the-british-motor-industry-paperback-9780521557702","title":"The Rise and Decline of the British Motor Industry (Paperback) 9780521557702","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Rise and Decline of the British Motor Industry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA concise 1995 review of the strengths and weaknesses of the British motor industry during the one hundred years since its foundation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoy A.  Church (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521557702, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e156 pages, 10 tables\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.19 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Church's book, like others in this series, is aimed primarily at students and secondarily at their teachers.  ...anyone seeking an introduction to the British motor industry and a guide to further reading will find Church's book an excellent place to start.\"    Robert Casey, Technology and Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe decline of the British motor industry is one of the most spectacular developments in Britain's economic history. Conflicting explanations have been offered by scholars from different disciplines to produce a complex debate, which this 1995 study attempts to unravel. Placing the industry firmly in a European context, Roy Church re-examines the critical assessment of the achievements of the industry both before and after the onset of its decline in the 1960s, and goes on to test the various explanations which have been offered to account for this decline. He examines the role of government, of the trade unions, of management and of the multinationals, each of which has been seen as a major player in the demise of the British-owned industry. This concise and lucid review of the debate will be invaluable to students of modern British and European economic history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Themes\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Origins of British Pre-eminence in Europe: 1. The rise of the British motor industry before 1914\u003cbr\u003e 2. War and its aftermath: gains and losses\u003cbr\u003e 3. The framework of protection: demand at home and overseas\u003cbr\u003e 4. Fordism and the British system\u003cbr\u003e 5. The dynamics and limitations of 'personal capitalism'\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fordism and the British approach to markets and marketing\u003cbr\u003e 7. Debilitating environment: structures and strategies\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Roots of Decline: 8. Postwar pre-eminence: attainment and erosion\u003cbr\u003e 9. Private investment and public policies: government and industry\u003cbr\u003e 10. Manufacturing systems: management and labour\u003cbr\u003e 11. The role of organised labour: strikes and productivity\u003cbr\u003e 12. Industrial relations: Fordism and post-Fordism\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fordist structure and strategy: the managerial organisation\u003cbr\u003e 14. Industrial structure, organisation and corporate culture: the origins and performance of BMC\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Vicissitudes and Collapse of a 'National Champion': 15. Anatomy of a merger: the rise of British Leyland\u003cbr\u003e 16. The effects of merger\u003cbr\u003e 17. British Leyland's productivity dilemma: markets and productivity\u003cbr\u003e 18. The nationalised champion: policies and personalities\u003cbr\u003e 19. From nationalisation to privatisation\u003cbr\u003e 20. Globalisation and the role of multinationals\u003cbr\u003e 21. Explaining decline\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\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":46001965236504,"sku":"9780521557702","price":23.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521557702i_c7279074-4576-4815-a180-6ae75d56b558.jpg?v=1691369638","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-rise-and-decline-of-the-british-motor-industry-paperback-9780521557702","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}