From Empire to Europe

by Geoffrey Owen

Book Overview

That Britain's industry has been in decline for 50 years is hardly disputed, yet the causes of this slide are still hotly contested. Some have attributed it to poor management, over-weening trades unions and incompetent government; others have aimed their fire at the financial markets, or deficiencies in education and training. Opinion is equally divided on the long-term value to Britain of the Thatcher era, which changed the face of the British industrial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0002556820
• ISBN13: 9780002556828
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"