CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. PREFACE 7
3. CONTENTS 9
4. LIST OF TABLES 13
5. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 15
6. CHAPTER II. THE ORIGINS AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TIRE INDUSTRY 25
7. CHAPTER III. PRODUCTION 35
8. CHAPTER IV. THE LABOR SUPPLY 62
9. CHAPTER V. THE PRODUCTIVITY OF LABOR 68
10. CHAPTER VI. FACTORS CONDITIONING THE INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY 84
11. CHAPTER VII. SOME EFFECTS OF INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY 122
12. CHAPTER VIII. GEOGRAPHICAL SHIFTING OF THE INDUSTRY 149
13. CHAPTER IX. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 176
14. A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY 195
15. INDEX 201