| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Monopoly and coal -- pt. 2. Coal royalties -- pt. 3. Cliometrics and coal -- pt. 4. Towards privatization? |
| Summary |
The coal industry has always occupied a symbolic place in British economic and political life, inspiring debates and arousing passions throughout the last two centuries. This account of the economics of coal, first published in 1990, is unique in its comprehensive three-part approach. First, Ben Fine charts the ways in which the theoretical understanding of the British coal industry has changed over the past two centuries and discusses the arguments surrounding public ownership versus the privatization of the industry. In the second part, the book presents a critical assessment of the exist |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1990 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Coal trade -- Great Britain -- History
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Coal leases -- Great Britain -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Coal leases.
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Coal trade.
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Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203784075 |
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0203784073 |
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9781135040482 |
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1135040486 |
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9781135040468 |
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113504046X |
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9781135040475 |
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1135040478 |
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9780415838412 |
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041583841X |
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