Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry: Labour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America, 1860-1914

by Gary Bryan Magee

Book Overview

In a significant new contribution to economic history, Dr. Magee examines an important British industry that, like many others, declined in relative importance during the period prior to 1914. He compares Britain's performance in papermaking with its main international rivals of the time, America and Germany, addressing such central subjects as technological change, entrepreneurship and productivity. The book will be invaluable to scholars of economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521892171
• ISBN13: 9780521892179
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"