British and World Shipbuilding, 1890–1914: A Study in Comparative Costs*

Sidney Pollard

The Journal of Economic History, 1957, vol. 17, issue 3, 426-444

Abstract: The relative stagnation of British industry during what has been called the climacteric of the 1890's did not extend to shipbuilding, though that industry, producing capital goods and depending on a substantial foreign market, shared many of the characteristics of the industries most affected by foreign competition. The purpose of this article is to discuss the comparative success of British shipbuilding. In the first two sections, the conditions of shipbuilding in Britain and in the countries that rivaled her are briefly described, and in the remainder of the paper the factors influencing comparative costs are examined.

Date: 1957
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