Beschreibung:
Originally published in 1989. This book analyses the decline of the steel industry, surveying the various factors which have contributed to it, such as changing production strategies, changes in demand and world trade and changing regional production trends.
Preface 1. Steel, the World Economy, and Locality: Some Introductory Remarks 2. New Patterns of Production and Trade in the World Steel Industry 3. Contesting Steel Closures: Twists and Turns on the Path of Decline in Western Europe and the USA 4. Replacing Steel Jobs: State Policies for Re-industrialization 5. Future Directions for Steel Towns, Steelworkers, and the Steel Industry