Privatisation and Financial Collapse in the Nuclear Industry : The Origins and Causes of the British Energy Crisis of 2002

ISBN-13: 9780415542005 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 272 str.

Simon Taylor

Opis

A study in corporate failure, this book examines the financial collapse of the privatised nuclear power company British Energy plc.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Years of Optimism (1945-89)  2. Influence of the Bomb: Calder Hall and the Magnoxes (1945-1960)  3. The AGRs and the Reactor Debates (1960-78)  4. The First Privatisation Attempt (1979-89)  Part 2: A Focused Industry (1990-1995)  5. Humiliation and Transformation (1990-1994)  6. The Birth of British Energy (1995) Part 3: Life in the Private Sector (1996-2002)  7. Privatisation (1996)  8. Hubris (1997-1999)  9. Nemesis (1999-2001)  10. Crisis (2001-2002)  Part 4: Analysis – The Causes of the Crisis  11. Financial Strategy  12. Corporate Strategy  13. The Power Price Collapse  14. The British Reactor Legacy  15. The BNFL Contracts  Part 5: Conclusions – The Multiple Causes of Failure  16. The International Context: British Uniqueness?  17. Conclusion

O autorze

Simon Taylor is Management Practice Professor of Finance at the University of Cambridge, UK