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This interdisciplinary volume provides a critical and multi-disciplinary review of current manufacturing processes, practices, and policies, and broadens our understanding of production and innovation in the world economy. Chapters highlight how firms
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Excerpt from British Manufacturing Industries The enormous duties imposed upon tobwco in this country, while they probably restrict the preportions of the manufacture, increase its impormnce. The duty in foreign countries does not exceed 3d. Per Ih., and in Belgium it is only one farthing a pound. The import tax levied in Great Britain is 38. 2d. Per lb. Upon unmannfactnred, and from 43. 6d. To 63. On mann factured, tobacco; and it ranges from 100 to 1800 per cent. Of the value. The amount realized annually in the form of these duties increased fromless than one millionsterlingatthebeginningofthecemturyto in the years 1874 - 5. The comparative im portance of this itemto the Treasuryisseemwhe...