The political economy of nationalisation in Britain 1920-1950
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The political economy of nationalisation in Britain 1920-1950
Cambridge University Press, 2002, c1995
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Papers presented at a conference held at St. Anselm's Hall, University of Manchester, April 1993
Includes index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Part I. Government and Industry 1920-50: 1. Industrial organisation and economic factors in nationalisation Robert Millward
- 2. Labour, the Conservatives and nationalisation John Singleton
- Part II. Case Studies of Industry Organisation, Performance and Nationalisation: 3. The coal industry: images and realities on the road to nationalisation David Greasley
- 4. The changing role of government in British civil air transport 1919-49 Peter Lyth
- 5. The motor vehicle industry Sue Bowden
- 6. The railway companies and the nationalisation issue 1920-50 Gerald Crompton
- 7. The motives for gas nationalisation
- practicality or ideology John F. Wilson
- 8. Public ownership and the British arms industry 1920-50 David Edgerton
- 9. The water industry 1900-51: a failure of public policy? John A. Hassan
- 10. Debating the nationalisation of the cotton industry, 1918-50 John Singleton
- Part III. Government and the Process of Industrial Change in the 1940s: 11. 'The thin edge of the wedge?': nationalisation and industrial structure during the Second World War Peter Howlett
- 12. The political economy of nationalisation: the electricity industry Martin Chick
- 13. Partners and enemies: the government's decision to nationalise steel 1944-48 Ruggiero Ranieri
- Part IV. Review and Conclusions: 14. The ownership of British industry in the post-war era: an explanation Robert Millward and John Singleton
- Index.
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