From Empire to Europe: The Decline and Revival of British Industry Since the Second World War

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Geoffrey Owen

From Empire to Europe

The Decline and Revival of British Industry Since the Second World War

Geoffrey Owen

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English

HarperCollins
29 November 2000

European history; Industrialisation & industrial history; Macroeconomics; Domestic trade; Labour economics; Economic growth; Industry & industrial studies

Renowned industrial expert Geoffrey Owen analyses the complex reasons behind the delayed modernisation of British industry.

In 1945, following the economic hardship of the war years, British industry looked forward with confidence to re-establishing links with its traditional trading partners in the Empire, and in the years of reconstruction which followed enjoyed unprecendented growth and prosperity. But the emergence of an economically vigorous and fiercely competitive Europe forced Britain to come to terms with some fundamental industrial weaknesses and to question where her economic destiny lay as the ‘miracle economies’ of France and Germany began to overtake her own.

Through case studies of key industries from textiles to pharmaceuticals, steel to electronics, Owen offers a vivid account of Britain’s industrial progress, and argues that since the late 1970s British industry has undergone a painful but necessary transformation which has rapidly modernised the UK economy.

At the start of a new millennium, as Britain once again debates its relationship with an ever more unified Europe, Geoffrey Owen provides a timely appraisal of the often troubled path that Britain has taken from Empire to Europe.

By: Geoffrey Owen
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9780006387503
ISBN 10: 0006387500
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 29 November 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Geoffrey Owen was born in 1934 and educated at Rugby and Balliol college, Oxford. He joined the Financial Times immediately after his national service, initially as a feature writer, then as US correspondent and industry editor. He joined the government’s Industrial Organization Corporation as an executive and spent three years at British Leyland before returning to the Financial Times as deputy editor in 1974, becoming editor in 1981. Having been knighted in 1988, he left the Financial Times in 1990 and is currently director of Business Policy at the London School of Economics.

Reviews for From Empire to Europe: The Decline and Revival of British Industry Since the Second World War

'Engaging and knowledgable!A very well-written volume.' Lord Hanson, Management Today 'Thoughtful, serious and convincing.' Martin Taylor, Sunday Telegraph