| Sources of Productivity Growth Contributor(s): Mayes, David G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521554373 ISBN-13: 9780521554374 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $82.64 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1996 Annotation: Over the past couple of decades there have been episodes of particularly rapid growth in output per head in a number of countries throughout the world, in particular in the UK since the early 1980's.The contributors to this volume provide a comparative analysis of data for a number of different countries. They also estimate the importance of a variety of different factors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Labor |
| Dewey: 338.06 |
| LCCN: 95026525 |
| Series: Occasional Papers |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.23" W x 9.28" (1.57 lbs) 410 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the mid-1970s, there have been surges in productivity in a number of countries, in particular in the UK under the Thatcher government. Until now, explanations of these changes have not been satisfactory. This book examines the data relating to these changes at an individual establishment level. Chapters cover the UK, the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Belgium, Norway and Sweden, and comparisons also include Germany and the Netherlands. Using a variety of the most up to date methods of analysis, the contributors show that there is no single simple explanation. Changes in competitive conditions, skills, innovation and the growth of small firms all have their part to play, as does the widespread closure of the least productive establishments. |