Defence closure and job loss: The case of swan hunter on tyneside

Andy Pike, James Cornford and John Tomaney

Defence and Peace Economics, 2000, vol. 11, issue 1, 301-312

Abstract: Recently in this journal Hooper and Butler (1996) drew attention to the scale of job loss associated with restructuring in the defence sector in the aftermath of the Cold War. They noted that there is comparatively little knowledge of the experiences of workers following the closure of defence plants. This research communication attempts to shed further light on this issue by reporting the results of a survey of the experiences of former Swan Hunter shipyard workers who were made redundant after the firm went into receivership. The results confirm the complex but generally negative effect of redundancy on the workers involved.

Keywords: Redundancy; Swan Hunter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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