'British glove industry, 1750-1970. The advantages and vulnerability of a regional industry' in J F Wilson & A Popp (eds), Industrial Clusters and Regional Business Networks in England, 1750-1970

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Author(s) Coopey, Richard
Publication type Chapter
Year published 2003
Pages pp174-9
Publisher Ashgate Publishing
Place Published Aldershot

Topics:

Name Business & related networks, exc mercantile networks
Name Regional & locational issues

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:

Deals with the glove production industry, a major sector of the clothing industry which was then concentrated at Worcester and Yeovil and which exhibited pronounced network structures at a number of levels. Focuses on the Worcester industry. Charts the rise and decline of the industry, mapping nature of networks and scope of regionality involved. Deals with the dynamics which led to regional concentration and the associated advantages / disadvantages of such concentration