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Contest for Control : Metal Industries in Sheffield, Solingen, Remscheid and Eskilstuna during Industrialisation
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Contest for Control
Author(s): Lars Magnusson
This study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th century Europe. Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna in Sweden - the author focuses on each region's industrial development in relation to its socio-cultural context. This work challenges the flexible specialisation thesis often used to explain the seeming persistence of small-scale and decentralised production within the cutlery industry since the 19th century, and argues that growing businesses had to develop competitive strategies for control over important resources.
Review(s):
“Theoretical considerations and historical data are blended with great skill in this study, which will take its place as a major contribution to the 'industry before industrialisation' debate.” —Business History
ISBN: 9780854969524
Author(s): Lars Magnusson
This study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th century Europe. Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna in Sweden - the author focuses on each region's industrial development in relation to its socio-cultural context. This work challenges the flexible specialisation thesis often used to explain the seeming persistence of small-scale and decentralised production within the cutlery industry since the 19th century, and argues that growing businesses had to develop competitive strategies for control over important resources.
Review(s):
“Theoretical considerations and historical data are blended with great skill in this study, which will take its place as a major contribution to the 'industry before industrialisation' debate.” —Business History
ISBN: 9780854969524