Analyses the recent decline of the steel industry and surveys the various factors which have contributed to it such as changing production strategies, changes in demand and world trade and changing regional production trends. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers in economics, international business studies, management, sociology and geography and industrial studies.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
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978-0-415-02186-9 (9780415021869)
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University of Durham, UK
Queen Mary University London, UK
1. Steel, The World Economy and Locality: Some Introductory Remarks. 2. New Patterns of Production and Trade in the World Steel Industry 3. Contesting Steel Closures: Twists and Turns on the Path of Decline in Western Europe and the USA. 4. Replacing Steel Jobs: State Policies for Re-industralisation. 5. Future Directions for Steel Towns, Steelworkers and the Steel Industry.