Abstract
Industry between the wars presents a two-sided image. The basic industries based on the coalfields suffered a dreadful slump. The new industries, however, established themselves in the area around London and the South-East. After 1934, in particular, these areas enjoyed growing prosperity. This chapter describes the fortunes of each industry and should be studied in conjunction with chapter 29 which examines the depression of the thirties.
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Taylor, D. (1988). Industry Between the Wars 1919–39. In: Mastering Economic and Social History. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19377-6_28
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