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Education and economic decline in Britain, 1870 to the 1990s

Title
Education and economic decline in Britain, 1870 to the 1990s / prepared for the Economic History Society by Michael Sanderson.
Author
Sanderson, Michael.
Publication
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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Additional Authors
Economic History Society.
Description
viii, 124 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
Since the 1870s the British economy has steadily declined from its position as the 'workshop of the world' to that of a low-ranking European power. Michael Sanderson examines the question of how far defects in education and training have contributed to this economic decline. By looking at issues such as literacy, the quality of scientific and technical training, the supposed anti-industrial bias of public schools and the older universities, the neglect of vocational and technical training and the neglect of the non-academic teenager, Michael Sanderson demonstrates that education was far from the sole cause of economic decline, but that its deficiencies have certainly played a part. This book offers an accessible and concise analysis of a topic of current importance, interest and debate and will be of interest to students and teachers of the history of education and its impact on British economic development in the twentieth century.
Series Statement
New studies in economic and social history
Uniform Title
New studies in economic and social history
Subject
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-117) and index.
Contents
1. Literacy and schooling, 1870-1914 -- 2. Was technical education to blame? -- 3. The counterarguments -- 4. The education of the elite, 1870-1914 -- 5. Missed opportunities, 1914-1944 -- 6. Post-war decline -- the betrayed teenager? -- 7. Higher education and the public schools -- privilege and relevance.
ISBN
  • 0521581702
  • 9780521581707
  • 0521588421
  • 9780521588423
LCCN
98042342
OCLC
  • ocm39787559
  • 39787559
  • SCSB-860702
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library