Lancashire in decline: a study in entrepreneurship, technology, and international trade

(print) xii, 276 p. : illus. ; 24 cmAcknowledgments xv -- Part I. Entrepreneurship and Technology -- 1. Introduction 3 -- 2. American Rings and English Mules 15 -- 3. Rings and Mules: Part Two 49 -- 4. Lancashire and the Automatic Loom 67 -- 5. Overall Efficiency and Labor Productivity in Lancashire and Massachusetts before World War I 93 -- 6. Investment in Lancashire between the World Wars 121 -- 7. Some Final Remarks about Technical Progress in Lancashire 131 -- Part II. International Trade -- 8. Lancashire's Export Experience prior to World War I 139 -- 9. Lancashire's Export Experience between the World Wars 175 -- 10. Cotton Textiles and International Comparative Advantage 207 -- 11. Conclusion 221 -- Appendixes 225 -- Bibliography 263 -- Index 27