ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1982, this book examines the problem and looks at the causes of the repeated crises which the country has undergone since the war. The basic cause is stated to be the failure to invest in the modernisation of the British capital equipment and the consequent loss of competitive power. This failure, in turn, is seen to be the result of Government policies which, for the sake of a variety of short-term aims, sacrificed the future by deliberately inhibiting investment.

chapter 1|21 pages

The Facts — and Do They Matter?

chapter 2|9 pages

First Causes

chapter 4|31 pages

The Contempt for Production

chapter 5|20 pages

The Learning Process

chapter 6|21 pages

Alternative Causes

chapter 7|22 pages

Permissive Causes