Innovation and Coal

Synopsis: Capitalist industry is dynamic but does nationalisation mean loss of flair and initiative? Examines the coal industry after nationalisation in 1947 and shows that it encouraged innovation which led to rapid introduction of new machinery in the mines. Research and training were undertaken on a scale that does not appear to have been possible under the pre-war fragmented and competitive system of capitalist ownership. Illustrated with archive film of conditions in the mines in the 1930s and 1980s and interviews with managers and mine workers at the time.
Series: Social Science Foundation Course, Course D102
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.
Year of production: 1986
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Politics & government; Sociology
Keywords: coal industries; nationalised industries

Producer

Clare Falkner

Cast

Laurence Harris

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