'Control of building' in D N Chester (ed), Lessons of the British War Economy

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Author(s) Bowen, Ian
Publication type Chapter
Year published 1951
Pages pp122-43
Publisher Cambridge University Press for the National Institute of Economic & Social Research
Place Published Cambridge

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Name Geopolitical event, natural disaster, etc, impact on business inc end of empire, war, disease, catastrophe, etc, exc industrial conflict

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Describes building controls introduced in the Second World War as a result of resource shortages. Has sections: 'Programming from September 1939 to October 1940'; 'The allocation system' - 'Statistical controls' / 'The administrative machine'; 'Technique of labour control' - 'Fluctuations in programmes and plans'; 'The building programme, July 1944 - July 1945'