The first synthesis of Britain's long-term economic performance in more than a decade, this book examines why British economic growth has failed to keep pace wi

This book sets out the present state of the discussion of the decline in British industry and introduces new directions in which the debate is now proceeding.

James Hamilton-Paterson turns his literary and analytical skills to the wider picture of Britain's lost industrial and technological civilisation.

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

Michael Dintenfass provides a challenging account of Britain's economic performance since 1870. He combines a succinct, clearly-written survey of recent scholar