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Japanese 5-S practice (1996)
Journal Article

States that Japanese factories and service organizations are well known for their cleanliness and orderliness. Suggests that this results from their ability to instil a sense of responsibility and discipline into their workers, particularly at plant... Read More about Japanese 5-S practice.

Planning for women and other disenabled groups, with reference to the provision of public toilets in Britain (1996)
Journal Article

In this paper the reasons why it is proving so difficult to implement enabling policies to make urban space more accessible for women and other disenabled groups, with particular reference to the provision of public toilets in Britain, are investigat... Read More about Planning for women and other disenabled groups, with reference to the provision of public toilets in Britain.

Moving towards sustainable development? Integrating economic development and the environment in local authorities (1996)
Journal Article

The recent growth of interest in sustainable development has led to the incorporation of the concept into policy making at a variety of scales. In all cases particular emphasis is placed upon the local scale as the focus for the implementation of pol... Read More about Moving towards sustainable development? Integrating economic development and the environment in local authorities.

Output, productivity and wages in the British coal industry before 1914: A model with evidence from the Durham region (1996)
Journal Article

This paper proposes a model of productivity and wages in the Durham coal industry during 1882-1914. The model predicts a negative relationship between wages and productivity which derives from the industry's production function and wage-setting arran... Read More about Output, productivity and wages in the British coal industry before 1914: A model with evidence from the Durham region.