Geddes, M. N. and Green, Anne E. (1995) Engineering : company strategies and public policy in an industry in crisis. In: Turner, R., (ed.) The British economy in transition : from the old to the new? London: Routledge, pp. 123-141. ISBN 9780203427699

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Abstract

This text examines attempts at economic regeneration in areas that have experienced the decline in "traditional" industry. The contributors also look at the impact of technological and managerial modernization strategies in industries that have survived. Coverage includes: coal; steel closure and economic regeneration; defence conversion; modernizing textiles; modernizing motor vehicles; trading ports in Merseyside; from manufacturing to service industries in the Midlands; the engineering industry - prospects in the South East; and de-industrialization and regeneration in the North East.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Plant shutdowns -- Great Britain, Industries -- Great Britain, Industrial engineering -- Great Britain
Publisher:	Routledge
Place of Publication:	London
ISBN:	9780203427699
Book Title:	The British economy in transition : from the old to the new?
Editor:	Turner, R.
Official Date:	1995
Dates:	Date Event 1995 Published
Number of Pages:	260
Page Range:	pp. 123-141
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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