Productivity WWII, the world was in peace again and the economy around the world resumed quickly. The desire for higher living standard drove up the demand for almost all products. Taking automobiles as an example, Table 12.2 shows statistics of the number of vehicles per 1000 inhabitants in several counties (ANON 2017). In the U.S. every 1000 people owned 797 motor vehicles in 2014; however, this number was only about 143 in 1924.


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    Title :

    Manufacturing Technology During New Era


    Contributors:
    Zhang, Ce (author) / Yang, Jianming (author)

    Published in:

    A History of Mechanical Engineering ; Chapter : 12 ; 423-464


    Publication date :

    2020-01-03


    Size :

    42 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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