Productivity and Performance in the Paper Industry Labour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America, 1860–1914
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Background
- 2 Technological change
- 3 Performance
- 4 Rags, esparto, and wood: entrepreneurship and the choice of raw materials
- 5 The Anglo-American labour productivity gap
- 6 Unions and manning practices in Britain and America
- 7 Raw materials, women, and labour-saving machinery: the Anglo-American gap, 1860–1890
- 8 Technological divergence: the Anglo-American gap, 1890–1913
- 9 Free trade and paper
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Acknowledgements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 March 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Background
- 2 Technological change
- 3 Performance
- 4 Rags, esparto, and wood: entrepreneurship and the choice of raw materials
- 5 The Anglo-American labour productivity gap
- 6 Unions and manning practices in Britain and America
- 7 Raw materials, women, and labour-saving machinery: the Anglo-American gap, 1860–1890
- 8 Technological divergence: the Anglo-American gap, 1890–1913
- 9 Free trade and paper
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Productivity and Performance in the Paper IndustryLabour, Capital and Technology in Britain and America, 1860–1914, pp. xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1997