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The political economy of nationalisation in Britain 1920-1950, edited by Robert Millward and John Singleton, (electronic resource)

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In this 1995 study of the causes of nationalisation, experts in British industrial history analyse the public ownership debates, and explain how many well-informed and moderate groups came to believe that the public ownership of certain major industries would be economically beneficial. During Attlee's Labour governments of 1945–51 a number of important industries, including coal, electricity, the railways and gas were taken into public ownership, and legislation was passed for the nationalisation of the steel industry. It was then argued that nationalisation would lead to an improvement in the efficiency of these key sectors, on which the rest of British industry depended for inputs. This study examines the historical issues and uses detailed case studies of industries to explore the public ownership debate.--
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eng
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Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages)
Contents
  • Industrial organisation and economic factors in nationalisation / Robert Millward
  • Labour, the Conservatives and nationalisation / John Singleton
  • The coal industry : images and realities on the road to nationalisation / David Greasley
  • The changing role of government in British civil air transport, 1919-1949 / Peter J. Lyth
  • The motor vehicle industry / Sue Bowden
  • The railway companies and the nationalisation issue, 1920-1950 / Gerald Crompton
  • The motives for gas nationalisation : practicality or ideology? / John F. Wilson
  • Public ownership and the British arms industry, 1920-1950 / David Edgerton
  • The water industry, 1900-51 : a failure of public policy? / John A. Hassan --Debating the nationalisation of the cotton industry, 1918-50 / John Singleton
  • T̀he thin edge of the wedge?' : nationalisation and industrial structure during the Second World War / Peter Howlett
  • The political economy of nationalisation : the electricity industry / Martin Chick
  • Partners and enemies : the government's decision to nationalise steel, 1944-8 / Ruggero Ranieri
  • The ownership of British industry in the post-war era : an explanation / Robert Millward and John Singleton
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9780521892568
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511721076
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The political economy of nationalisation in Britain 1920-1950
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The political economy of nationalisation in Britain 1920-1950
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edited by Robert Millward and John Singleton
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Language
eng
Summary
In this 1995 study of the causes of nationalisation, experts in British industrial history analyse the public ownership debates, and explain how many well-informed and moderate groups came to believe that the public ownership of certain major industries would be economically beneficial. During Attlee's Labour governments of 1945–51 a number of important industries, including coal, electricity, the railways and gas were taken into public ownership, and legislation was passed for the nationalisation of the steel industry. It was then argued that nationalisation would lead to an improvement in the efficiency of these key sectors, on which the rest of British industry depended for inputs. This study examines the historical issues and uses detailed case studies of industries to explore the public ownership debate.--
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non fiction
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dictionaries
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1960-
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  • Millward, Robert
  • Singleton, John
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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Government ownership
  • Government ownership
  • Great Britain
  • Great Britain
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The political economy of nationalisation in Britain 1920-1950, edited by Robert Millward and John Singleton, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511721076
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Industrial organisation and economic factors in nationalisation / Robert Millward -- Labour, the Conservatives and nationalisation / John Singleton -- The coal industry : images and realities on the road to nationalisation / David Greasley -- The changing role of government in British civil air transport, 1919-1949 / Peter J. Lyth -- The motor vehicle industry / Sue Bowden -- The railway companies and the nationalisation issue, 1920-1950 / Gerald Crompton -- The motives for gas nationalisation : practicality or ideology? / John F. Wilson -- Public ownership and the British arms industry, 1920-1950 / David Edgerton -- The water industry, 1900-51 : a failure of public policy? / John A. Hassan --Debating the nationalisation of the cotton industry, 1918-50 / John Singleton -- T̀he thin edge of the wedge?' : nationalisation and industrial structure during the Second World War / Peter Howlett -- The political economy of nationalisation : the electricity industry / Martin Chick -- Partners and enemies : the government's decision to nationalise steel, 1944-8 / Ruggero Ranieri -- The ownership of British industry in the post-war era : an explanation / Robert Millward and John Singleton
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CR9780511721076
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521892568
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)715157167
Label
The political economy of nationalisation in Britain 1920-1950, edited by Robert Millward and John Singleton, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511721076
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Industrial organisation and economic factors in nationalisation / Robert Millward -- Labour, the Conservatives and nationalisation / John Singleton -- The coal industry : images and realities on the road to nationalisation / David Greasley -- The changing role of government in British civil air transport, 1919-1949 / Peter J. Lyth -- The motor vehicle industry / Sue Bowden -- The railway companies and the nationalisation issue, 1920-1950 / Gerald Crompton -- The motives for gas nationalisation : practicality or ideology? / John F. Wilson -- Public ownership and the British arms industry, 1920-1950 / David Edgerton -- The water industry, 1900-51 : a failure of public policy? / John A. Hassan --Debating the nationalisation of the cotton industry, 1918-50 / John Singleton -- T̀he thin edge of the wedge?' : nationalisation and industrial structure during the Second World War / Peter Howlett -- The political economy of nationalisation : the electricity industry / Martin Chick -- Partners and enemies : the government's decision to nationalise steel, 1944-8 / Ruggero Ranieri -- The ownership of British industry in the post-war era : an explanation / Robert Millward and John Singleton
Control code
CR9780511721076
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521892568
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)715157167

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