British Shipbuilding And The State Since 1918

Author : Lewis Johnman
Publisher : Regatta PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9780967482668
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Shipbuilding and the State Since 1918 written by Lewis Johnman and published by Regatta PressLtd. This book was released on 2002 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few industries attest to the decline of Britain's political and economic power as does British shipbuilding in its near disappearance in the course of the twentieth century. On the eve of the First World War, British shipbuilding produced more than the rest of the world put together. But by the 1980s, the industry which had dominated world markets and underpinned British maritime power accounted for less than one per cent of world output. Throughout this decline, a remarkable relationship developed between the shipbuilding industry and the Government as both sought to restore the fortunes and dominance of this once great enterprise. This book is the first to provide an industry analysis of this period, based on the full breadth of primary sources available. It blends the records of central Government with those of the Shipbuilding Employers' federation and the Shipbuilding Conference, as well as records from individual yards, technical societies and the trade press.

Author : Hugh Murphy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100033189X
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom written by Hugh Murphy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom provides a systematic historical account of the British Shipbuilders Corporation, first looking at this major industry under private enterprise, then under state control, and finally back in private hands. The chapters trace the evolution of public policy regarding shipbuilding, ship repair, and large marine engine building through the tenures of radically different Labour and Conservative governments, and through the response of the board of the British Shipbuilders Corporation, trade unions, and local management also. The book benefits from comprehensive archival research and interviews from the 1990s with leading players in the industry, as well as politicians, shipbuilders, trade union leaders, and senior civil servants. This authoritative monograph is a valuable resource for advanced students and researchers across the fields of business history, economic history, industrial history, labour history, maritime history, and British history.

Author : Franco Amatori
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136738304
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reappraising State-Owned Enterprise written by Franco Amatori and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a quarter century of almost general condemnation and rebuttal of the entire nationalization experience, it appears that there are second thoughts about governmental direct intervention in the economy. Reappraising State-Owned Enterprise deals with a topic often undervalued in the past decade but which now, with the crisis of 2008-2009, calls for greater attention: the direct intervention of the State as Entrepreneur. The collection of essays in this volume – prepared by some of the leading authorities in the field – offers a contribution to this debate by providing a balanced assessment of two of the most relevant experiences of mixed economies, the United Kingdom and Italy. In this respect, a comparison between these two countries is very much appropriate since in both nations the State played an important role as "Entrepreneur" starting in the early 20th century. In Great Britain and Italy, the heyday of the "State as Entrepreneur" was in the years right after WWII when it was used as a tool for promoting a modern society in which citizens acquired a stronger sense of belonging to their nations. The UK and Italy saw the State take on a too-pervasive role in the 70s; the two nations responded in different ways. In the 1980s Great Britain embarked on a harsh process of privatizations while Italians struggled on until finally submitting to privatizations in their nation in the following decade. The deep crisis of the final years of the 21st century forced both nations to reconsider State interventions as an appropriate tool in order to protect the wellbeing of the national economy.

Author : L. A. Ritchie
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719038051
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shipbuilding Industry written by L. A. Ritchie and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work aims to facilitate the study of the shipbuilding industry by making available information on the present location of shipbuilding archives. The brief histories of about 200 businesses are offered.

Author : Lewis Johnman
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786949059
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scott Lithgow written by Lewis Johnman and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work studies the history of two major Scottish shipbuilding firms based on the River Clyde - Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and Lithgows Limited. It traces each firm’s origin, success, decline, and collapse, and places the events into the historical context of maritime Britain. The aim is to enhance the academic understanding of the cause and effect of the decline of the British shipbuilding industry, delving beyond the factors of poor industrial relations, international market conditions, and entrepreneurial failure in search of further answers. As a private company, Lithgows Limited provides useful insights into company management outside of state control. The authors base their analysis on the catalogued volumes of Scotts and Lithgows records, though due to the large number of gaps in the data, they also conducted interviews with major players in each company from the post-war period. Public, business, and banking records also provide supplementary material. The book is separated into eight chapters, plus a concluding ninth, an appendix listing ships built by Scott Lithgow Limited between 1970-1987, and a select bibliography.

Author : Anthony Slaven
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786948842
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing the Bar written by Anthony Slaven and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of sixty interviews with key figures in British shipbuilding, ship repair, and marine engine-building industries across the United Kingdom, plus government and civil service members in the sector from the 1960s to the 1980s. The aim of the project is to understand the economic, social, and political environment of the shipping industry from the perspective of those who worked in it. The interviews place the twentieth century decline of British shipbuilding into a firm context. The topics covered include international competition (a recurring, pertinent theme); labour difficulties; industry modernisation; the attitude of shipowners; the strong belief in traditional methods which kept many of those in the industry from recognising the cheaper, faster, and better quality work taking place overseas and leaving Britain behind; ship production and production control; the postwar boom; shipyard overcrowding; the decline of the domestic industry in favour of the international; marketing weaknesses; trade disputes and trade unions; and nationalisation and privatisation concerns. Opinions and viewpoints often conflict, particularly between the perspectives of those working within the industry and the civil servants working outside of it, but the interviews are presented as a unit, and the reader is encouraged to draw their own conclusion. The result is a unique historical archive that offers a multitude of firsthand perspectives on the British shipping decline, open to interpretation by historians and future researchers. It includes a preface, introduction, and select bibliography. The interviews are grouped together by location and role.

Author : Glen O'Hara
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137073128
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain and the Sea written by Glen O'Hara and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O'Hara presents the first general history of Britons' relationship with the surrounding oceans from 1600 to the present day. This all-encompassing account covers individual seafarers, ship-borne migration, warfare and the maritime economy, as well as the British people's maritime ideas and self perception throughout the centuries.

Author : Julian Greaves
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351927736
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industrial Reorganization and Government Policy in Interwar Britain written by Julian Greaves and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a detailed overview of state involvement in the rationalisation and reorganisation of British industry between the wars, this is the first work to address the issues in a comprehensive manner for over 50 years. Utilising a range of primary source material (including papers from the PRO, the Bank of England, the Federation of British Industry and various private archives), Julian Greaves has combined a selection of detailed case studies of selected industries with a broader overview of the national political and industrial situation. The resulting work, which manages to balance analytical depth with breadth of coverage, argues that despite numerous problems and limitations, 1930s' industrial reorganisation policy was reasonably successful in meeting the limited aims of the government.

Author : Richard Harding
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135753709
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Navy 1930-1990 written by Richard Harding and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s to World War Two, the Cold War and the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990. Successful adaptation to new conditions has been critical to all navies at all times.

Author : Christopher Miller
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786948826
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning and Profits written by Christopher Miller and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationship between the private naval armaments industry, businessmen and the British government defence planners between the wars. It reassesses the concept of the Military-Industrial Complex through the impact of disarmament upon private industry, the role of leading industrialists in supply and procurement policy, and the successes and failings of government organisation.