British Steel. An industry between the state and the private sector

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Deals with the case study of the British Steel Corp in the era of privatisation with the underlying interest being 'the study of public enterprise as such or, more precisely, of public enterprises in predominantly private enterprise economies in which they occupy a minority position'. Structured in four parts, viz: Part 1] 'Benefits of public enterprise' - 'Why nationalise? The goals of public enterprise' / 'The problem of efficiency' / 'The problem of control'; Part 2] 'Nationalised industries in Britain' - 'History of nationalisation' / 'Organisational formula - the public corporation' / 'Problems of ministerial control' / 'A history of reform' / 'Ministerial control and the British political system' / 'Nationalised industries and the private sector'; Part 3] 'British Steel - a public corporation between the state and the private sector' - 'History and organisation of the British steel industry' / 'Ministerial control and the industry's decision making' / 'The BSC and the private steel companies' / 'The BSC and the private economic sector' / 'Attitudes towards nationalisation'; Part 4] 'The meaning of nationalisation' - 'Summary' / 'The future of BSC and of the nationalised industries' / 'The meaning of nationalisation in capitalist societies'