This note, acknowledging the ambiguities in the discussion of deindustrialization due to the scarcity of data on countries' real manufacturing output over time, considers Britain's output between the 1970s and the present as calculated in 2015 U.S. dollars both through the use of deflators to...

This working paper extends the analysis of U.S. deindustrialization on the basis of Consumer Price Index-adjusted estimates of per capita value added in the U.S. manufacturing sector and its categories via the presentation and discussion of decade-by-decade averages in selected areas of value...

A significant point of controversy where the legacy of Margaret Thatcher and neoliberalism more broadly are concerned is the fate of Britain's manufacturing base, with critics alleging her policy's destructiveness, and supporters denying the diminution of Britain's position. Examining that...