Fairfields: A Study Of Industrial Change
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the turbulent landscape of post-war British industry, Fairfields: A Study of Industrial Change stands as a landmark account of one of the most ambitious experiments in industrial reform ever attempted on British soil. K. J. W. Alexander and C. L. Jenkins chronicle the dramatic story of Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company on the Clyde, where a bold and controversial attempt was made to transform a failing shipyard into a model of modern, cooperative industrial management — a story of unions, boardrooms, and the stubborn human realities that lie between ambition and achievement. Written with the rigour of academic economists and the narrative clarity of seasoned journalists, this work argues that the Fairfields experiment was not merely a footnote in industrial history, but a defining crucible that tested the limits of worker participation, managerial innovation, and government intervention. The authors present a meticulous dissection of the social and economic forces that shaped — and ultimately constrained — this grand vision, illuminating questions about the nature of change itself that remain urgently relevant. For anyone seeking to understand why Britain's industrial decline was as much a crisis of ideas as of economics, this is an indispensable and revelatory read.
Author: K. J. W. Alexander And C. L. Jenkins
Format: Hardback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the turbulent landscape of post-war British industry, Fairfields: A Study of Industrial Change stands as a landmark account of one of the most ambitious experiments in industrial reform ever attempted on British soil. K. J. W. Alexander and C. L. Jenkins chronicle the dramatic story of Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company on the Clyde, where a bold and controversial attempt was made to transform a failing shipyard into a model of modern, cooperative industrial management — a story of unions, boardrooms, and the stubborn human realities that lie between ambition and achievement. Written with the rigour of academic economists and the narrative clarity of seasoned journalists, this work argues that the Fairfields experiment was not merely a footnote in industrial history, but a defining crucible that tested the limits of worker participation, managerial innovation, and government intervention. The authors present a meticulous dissection of the social and economic forces that shaped — and ultimately constrained — this grand vision, illuminating questions about the nature of change itself that remain urgently relevant. For anyone seeking to understand why Britain's industrial decline was as much a crisis of ideas as of economics, this is an indispensable and revelatory read.