Nostalgia for Nationalisation - the Politics of Privatisation

Tim Strangleman

Sociological Research Online, 2002, vol. 7, issue 1, 92-105

Abstract: This article reviews the current problems of the UK railway industry and in particular the effective re- nationalisation of Railtrack by the government during 2001. The present state of the industry is placed in the context of the process of privatisation, and of the historical development of the sector. It reviews the current literature and media debate that deals with rail privatisation.

Keywords: Government Policy; Nationalisation; Neo-liberal; Nostalgia; Privatisation; Railtrack; Railway Industry; Railway Workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.701

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