International competition and strategic response in the textile industries since 1870
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International competition and strategic response in the textile industries since 1870
（Routledge library editions, . Economic history ; 116 . International trade）
Routledge, 2006
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Riprint. Originally published: London : Frank Cass, 1991
Includes bibliographical references and index
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This book of essays, which draws on the expertise of leading textile scholars in Britain and the United States, focuses on the problem of and responses to foreign competition in textiles from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
A short introductory essay by the editor is followed by a survey of the debates surrounding the British cotton industry, foreign competition and competitive advantage. The other essays consider various aspects of that competition, including textile machine-making, Lancashire perceptions of the rise of Japan during the inter-war period and responses to foreign competition in the British cotton industry since 1945, whilst others deal with the decline and rise of merchanting in UK textiles and European competition in woollen yarn and cloth from 1870 to 1914. A recurring theme in a number of the essays is Japanese competitive advantage in textiles.
The book is unique since although there are numerous books dealing with the problems of British staple industries, none focuses primarily on the issue of competition, its sources and responses, nor on textiles in general rather than a single industry. Moreover, since the scope is international rather than limited only to the UK, it follows recent trends in British busines history away from single company case studies towards a more thematic, comparative approach. In addition, the international authorship of these papers gives this book, first published in 1991, wide appeal.
Table of Contents
1. International Competition and Strategic Response in the Textile Industries since 1870 2. The British Cotton Industry and International Competitive Advantage: The State of the Debates 3. European Competition in Woollen Cloth 1870-1914 4. Lancashire and the Rise of Japan 1910-1937 5. Struggling with Destiny: The Cotton Industry, Overseas Trade Policy and the Cotton Board 1940-1959 6. Showing the White Flag: The Lancashire Cotton Industry 1945-1965 7. The Textile Machine-Making Industry and the World Market 1870-1960 8. The Decline and Rise of Textile Merchanting 1880-1990 Index
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