History of the Steel Industry in the Port Talbot Area, 1900-1988
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- Author(s) Parry, Stephen
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 2011
- Pages
- Publisher University of Leeds
- Place Published Leeds
Topics:
- Name Public ownership & control inc nationalisation, municipalisation & privatisation
- Name Regional & locational issues
- Name Government intervention exc legislation & regulation
- Name Innovation, diffusion & invention, inc technology & products
- Name Management structures
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- Name Leeds University Library
- City Leeds
- County West Yorkshire
- Country England
- Postcode LS2 9JT
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Notes:
Deals with the evolution of the modern steel industry focusing on such issues as locational inertia and change; technological innovation and choice; relationships to, and changes in markets; products and demand levels; the role of the state; and issues of decision making including management structure, conflict among managers, corporate rivalries, relationships with banks and government, and within nationalised industries. Chapters include: 'Pre-twentieth century'; 'Port Talbot Steelworks 1901-21'; 'Building Margam Steelworks'; 'The 1920s'; 'The 1930s and World War Two'; 'Planning and building of the Abbey Works'; 'Expansion and challenges 1951-60'; 'Strategy, technology and corporate performance 1961-67'; 'From Nationalisation to 1978'; 'The National Steel Strike, slimline and the struggle for survival, 1979-81'; '1982 to 1988'