The IRC - An Experiment in Industrial Intervention: A History of the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation

ISBN-13: 9780815369097 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 328 str.

Douglas Hague;Geoffrey Wilkinson

Opis

The Industrial Reorganisation Corporation was created by a Labour Government in 1966 and dissolved by the incoming Conservative Government in 1971. It might have faded into oblivion had it not been for the controversy generated by its highly unusual constitution which gave control of public spending to private sector industrialists and bankers. The IRC used both its influence and its cash to direct or even to thwart market forces in the `national interest'. It was involved in the key industrial issues of the time, such as the mergers of GEC-AEI-English Electric and the formation of British Leyland. It defeated Rank in its bid to take over Cambridge Instruments, and stopped the Swedish SKF from buying the UK's leading ball-bearing manufacturer. It also moved towards a development bank role, and its small executive team went on to play further leading roles in UK business. This book, first published in 1983, provides the first comprehensive analysis of the IRC.

Spis treści

Part 1. The IRC  1. The Origins of the IRC  2. The Structure and Powers of the IRC  3. The IRC at Work  Part 2. Mergers and Industrial Restructuring  4. GEC, AEI AND EE  5. Rank, Kent and Cambridge  6. The Ball-Bearing Industry  7. The British Motor Holdings-Leyland Merger  8. Machine Tools  9. The Plant Makers – Big Ideas and Small Deals  Part 3. Rescues and Restorations  10. The Plant Makers – Whessoe  11. The Plant Makers – Davy Ashmore  12. Rolls-Royce  13. Cammell Laird  The IRC’s Contribution  14. Review and Appraisal

O autorze

Douglas Hague, Geoffrey Wilkinson