'The defence economy' in R Coopey & N Woodward (eds), Britain in the 1970s. The troubled economy

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Author(s) Hartley, Keith
Publication type Chapter
Year published 1996
Pages pp212-35
Publisher UCL Press
Place Published London

Topics:

Name Public ownership & control inc nationalisation, municipalisation & privatisation
Name Government intervention exc legislation & regulation
Name Government procurement

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Assesses the defence economy in the 1970s in the context of the impact of government procurement policies, reduced expenditure, project cancellation, etc, on the UK defence industrial base. A concluding section presents 'an evaluation of policy in the 1970s, including the impact of public ownership on enterprise performance' dealing especially with the Royal Naval Dockyards and the Royal Ordnance Factories