The following books have been received for review. Appearance in this review does not preclude review in a subsequent issue. Anyone wishing to act as a reviewer of any of the books should contact Jonathan Atkins, Book Reviews Editor, Journal of Development Studies, School of Economic Studies,...

The following books have been received for review. Appearance in this review does not preclude review in a subsequent issue. Anyone wishing to act as a reviewer of any of the books should contact Jonathan Atkins, Book Reviews Editor, Journal of Development Studies, School of Economic Studies,...

Author: ROSEN, PAUL, Framing Production: Technology, Culture and Change in the British Bicycle Industry; Author: SHEAIL, JOHN, An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain; Author: MORT, MAGGIE, Building the Trident Network: A Study of the Enrollment of People, Knowledge and Machines;...

This article examines the importance of path dependence effects in impeding the diffusion of high throughput mechanized mining systems in the British coal industry. It demonstrates that the industry had become 'locked in' to low throughput underground haulage technology, on account of...

This article examines the role of advertisement and promotion in the successful development of nationwide building societies in interwar Britain and the rapid overall growth of the building society movement. Major building societies are shown to have used extensive advertising to compensate for...

This article examines the socio-economic diffusion of the telephone in interwar Britain and its dominant uses. Even in the late 1930s the top 5% of the income distribution still constituted the majority of residential subscribers. Meanwhile, in contrast to the United States and Canada, British...