Creating market failure: business-government relations in the British paper-pulp industry, 1950–1980

MacKenzie, N. G. (2018) Creating market failure: business-government relations in the British paper-pulp industry, 1950–1980. Business History Review, 92(4), pp. 719-741. (doi: 10.1017/S0007680518001046)

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Abstract

This article examines the nuances and complexities of business-government relations in the British paper-pulp industry between 1950 and 1980 through the prism of interactions between Wiggins, Teape & Co., a paper company, and various U.K. government departments in the postwar period. It highlights the complexity of business-government and interdepartmental relations and tensions, set against the global and domestic paper industry competition and the United Kingdom’s international economic position. Longstanding industry underinvestment and interdepartmental tensions in government are identified as principal contributors to the failing competitiveness of the industry and of British businesses more generally in the twentieth century.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Mackenzie, Professor Niall
Authors: MacKenzie, N. G.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Journal Name:Business History Review
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:0007-6805
ISSN (Online):2044-768X
Published Online:07 February 2019
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2019 The President and Fellows of Harvard College
First Published:First published in Business History Review 92(4):719-741
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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