The United Kingdom's postwar economic recovery and the usefulness of Marshall Plan aid depended heavily on a rapid increase in exports by the country's manufacturing industries. American aid administrators, however, shocked to discover the British industry's inability to respond to the country's urgent need, insisted on aggressive action to improve productivity. In partial response, a joint venture, called the Anglo-American Council on Productivity (AACP), arranged for sixty-six teams involving nearly one thousand people to visit U.S. factories and bring back productivity improvement ideas. Analyses of team recommendations, and a brief review of the country's industrial history, offer compelling insights into the problems of relative industrial decline. This dissertation attempts to assess the reasons for British industry's inability to respond to the country's economic emergency or to maintain its competitive position faced with the challenge of newer industrializing countries.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279256 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Gottwald, Carl H. |
| Contributors | Lowry, Bullitt, 1936-, Reban, Milan Jan, Eaton, Henry Lamar, Kamman, William, Painter, William E. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 279 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States, United Kingdom, 1948-1952 |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Gottwald, Carl H. |
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