'Steel and the state in Italy and the UK. The public sector of the steel industry in comparative perspective, 1945-96' in W Feldenkirchen & T Gourvish (eds), European Yearbook of Business History. Vol. 2, 1999

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  • Name Public ownership & control inc nationalisation, municipalisation & privatisation
  • Name Comparative international studies

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  • Italy

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Compares the relationship of the state - nationalisation and privatisation - in Britain and Italy. Has sections: 'Steel and the state in Italy and Britain. An overview'; 'The imperative of rationalisation and expansion, 1945-67' - comparing the nationalised Italian sector with the [mostly] privately owned British sector; 'Losers and winners in the quest for profitability, 1967-96' - comparing the performance of the two sectors