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Metrication Board, London (England). – 1972
Great Britain began changing to the metric system in 1965, in order to improve industrial efficiency and to increase its competitive strength in international trade. Despite internal and external pressures calling for acceleration of the rate of change, a loss of momentum in expanding use of metric standards was noted in 1971. In order to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Economic Progress, Educational Needs, Government Role
