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Productivity, Machinery and Skills: Clothing Manufacture in Britain and Germany

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  • Steedman, Hilary
  • Wagner, Karin

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This study compares samples of matched plants in Britain and Germany engaged in the manufacture of women's outerwear; it follows earlier matched plant studies, also published in the National Institute Economic Review, which examined matched plants in metalworking and furniture manufacture in these two countries. German clothing manufacturers specialise in high-fashion items produced in great variety of which a high proportion is exported at high unit prices; the typical British manufacturer concentrates on more standardised items produced in long runs and is consequently more vulnerable to competition from lower-cost producers in developing countries. The study examines the contribution of machinery, new technology and skills to differ ences in clothing productivity in the two countries. A final section discusses future trends in the industry in the light of the 1992 proposals for a Single European Market.

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  • Steedman, Hilary & Wagner, Karin, 1989. "Productivity, Machinery and Skills: Clothing Manufacture in Britain and Germany," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 128, pages 40-57, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:nierev:v:128:y:1989:i::p:40-57_4
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    1. Alan Felstead & Francis Green, 1994. "Training During the Recession," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 8(2), pages 199-219, June.
    2. Tony Cutler, 1992. "Vocational Training and British Economic Performance: A Further Instalment of the `British Labour Problem'?," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 6(2), pages 161-183, June.
    3. Peter Totterdill, 1990. "Technology, the labour process and markets: Industrial policy and the organisation of work," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 5(2), pages 119-128, August.
    4. Alan Neale, 1992. "Are British Workers Pricing Themselves out of Jobs? Unit Labour Costs and Competitiveness," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 6(2), pages 271-285, June.

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