The Rise and Decline of the British Motor Industry (Studies in Economic and Social History)

This pamphlet provides a synthesis of the vastly divergent views on the motor industry published over recent years. Before 1945 disagreements focused mainly on the degree of backwardness of the industry in 1914. After 1945 there is general agreement that the industry suffered from low investment. Front Matter....Pages i-x The Origins of British Pre-eminence in Europe....Pages 1-42 The Roots of Decline....Pages 43-83 The Vicissitudes and Collapse of a ‘National Champion’....Pages 84-124 Back Matter....Pages 125-140