Download or read book Government Control and Operation of Industry in Great Britain and the United States During the World War Classic Reprint written by Charles Whiting Baker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Government Control and Operation of Industry in Great Britain and the United States During the World War The present study by the Honorable Charles Whiting Baker concerns itself with the government administration of the industrial life of Great Britain and the United States during the war. Mr. Baker's verdict on the organization and conduct of the various industrial activities undertaken by the government for war purposes is, on the whole, favorable. With this opinion most of our people will very likely agree. Indeed, the editor is doubtful of the correctness of Mr. Baker's opinion concerning the views of the so-called con servative or middle class on this matter. On the contrary, the editor believes that the great majority of our people of all classes would say yes to the question whether the gov ernment administration of such industrial activities as it took over was not good for war purposes under the conditions and circumstances that prevailed while the war was in progress. Indeed, the inquiry which one must put in such a matter is not, after all, whether the administration was good or bad, but whether it was as good as it could be under the circum stances, whether other officers, for example, could probably have managed better. Put in this way the answer must again be, on the whole, in favor of the government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Government Control of Railways in Great Britain written by Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A List of References to the More Important Books and Articles on Government Control and Operation of Railroads written by Bureau of Railway Economics (Washington, D.C.). Library and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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