Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom

Name: Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Shipbuilding in the United KingdomA History of the British Shipbuilders Corporation\nAuthor(s): Hugh Murphy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367687021, 978-0367687021\nSynopsis\nShipbuilding 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.\n\nThe 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, an.