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Made in Britain

How the Nation Earns Its living

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Made in Britain

By: Evan Davis
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Looking at how Britain pays its way in the world today. Like Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain or Michael Palin’s Himalaya, the book will have a coherence and life beyond the television series, mirroring its basic structure, but looking at some issues in greater depth, and telling additional stories to illustrate some of the ideas. This book is about the things that Britain produces in order to pay its way in the world, from physical goods that we can see and feel, to intangible services that are much harder to quantify.

We don’t have to be prejudiced in favour of certain types of value: we shouldn’t assume finance is modern and manufacturing out of date, for example. What matters is what sells and for how much. From manufacturing to technology, design and the services industries, this book will provide a cutting edge analysis - via entertaining stories - about what we make and why it matters.

2012, Spears Book Awards, Short-listed

©2011 Evan Davis (P)2011 Hachette Digital Europe Great Britain International England Capitalism Business Taxation Socialism
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A lively, upbeat account of the way we make our living (Sean O'Grady)
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I have been looking for the subject for quite some time.

This audio book is very informative and proved my point right that universities are one of Britain's biggest income.

I shall buy another copy as a gift to my country's president.

Finally my questions are answered

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I really enjoyed this. Easy to listen to and straightforward to follow, interesting throughout, balanced and also with a number of surprises. If the French have car brands and we don't, does it mean they have a larger auto industry? Well, cars are made up of components from all over the world, and the UK supplies a few. Also the retail distribution of cars is an important and essential part of the auto industry value chain. Wheels within wheels.

Lucid

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Evan Davis excellently narrates the evolution of the British economy from the past to the present, using examples of real British firms such as BAE system, ARM holding and Brompton bicycles as sources of innovation and how our economy can be improved upon.

Excellent introduction in the evolution of the British economy

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A factual insight into manufacturing output in Britain over many decades and up to the present.

Easy listening, interesting, thought provoking and surprisingly optimistic.

succinct summary of british manufacturing

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I enjoyed this book. It's read well, interesting, and at times surprising. Best of all: it's a positive, honest message.

Entertaining and revealing

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