Utilities and Industrial History
À propos de cet e-book
With contributions on the strengths and weaknesses of the creation of electricity networks, the organisation and performance of Britain’s nationalised gas industry, and the environmental impact of delivering water and removing waste water, this volume provides an array of fascinating insights into industrial history.
Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case-studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences.
À propos de l'auteur
John F. Wilson is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) at Northumbria University, Newcastle. He has published widely in the fields of business, management, and industrial history, including ten monographs, six edited collections, and over seventy articles and chapters.
Steven Toms is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Leeds. He is a former editor of Business History. His research interests are focused on accounting and financial history and the history of the textile industry.
Ian G. Jones is a Senior Research Assistant at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, winner of the 2022 Coleman Prize for best PhD thesis in business history, and won the John F. Mee Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management in 2018 for his contribution to the Management History Division.
