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Business, Politics and International Relations

Steel, Cotton and International Cartels in British Politics, 1924–1939

Clemens Wurm author Patrick Salmon translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:16th Apr '09

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A new and original interpretation of British industry's relations with foreign competition in the 1920s and 1930s.

This book examines the attitude of the British iron and steel industry towards the cartel of the continental steel industries, and the attempt of the Lancashire cotton industry in 1932–4 to reach a market-sharing agreement with Japan.This is a study of commercial diplomacy, which investigates the responses of British industry and government to foreign competition, sectoral depression and decline. It examines the attitude of the British iron and steel industry towards the cartel of the continental steel industries, and the attempt of the Lancashire cotton industry in 1932–4 to reach a market-sharing agreement with Japan. Using a wide range of primary sources the author provides an analysis of the role of the state in British industrial policies and in the management of industrial decline. He shows that the outcome of international negotiations in the steel and cotton industries was not determined by economic factors alone, but was decisively influenced by political and diplomatic considerations and by the role of the state.

' … a massively researched … a carefully worked out analysis of the role of the state in British industrial politics, and in the management of industrial decline.' Economic History Review
'The book treats an important subject thoroughly and convincingly, stimulating new discussion on wider fields of research.' Das Historische-Politische Buch
' … a book of real interest to all kinds of historians working in the interwar period …' English Historical Review
' … a careful and persuasive analysis …' The Historical Journal

ISBN: 9780521108768

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm

Weight: 610g

420 pages