List of archives and abbreviations -- List of tables -- 1. Introduction -- pt. I. Britain, Germany, France, and Italy before 1939 -- 2. Banking cartels and industrial concentration in Britain -- 3. Local systems of production in Germany -- 4. Small firms and the Synthèse républicaine -- 5. Italy's alternative model of industrialization -- pt. II. Small firms and banks after 1945 -- 6. The demise of small firms in Britain -- 7. Credit rationing in Britain after 1945 -- 8. Germany and the limits of organized capitalism -- 9. The permanence of small firms in France -- 10. Small firms and Made in Italy -- 11. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
This book explores the causes of the decline of British manufacturing in the 20th century by focusing on the troubled relationship between banks and small firms in a comparative historical perspective. It compares the rise of small firms in France, Germany and Italy and their decline in Britain
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index
