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https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27432/critical-issues-in-transportation-for-2024-and-beyond

THE SOCIAL USES OF SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE: MODELS AND POLICY MAKING IN THE NORTH EAST

In an effort to answer several questions relating to the production and reproduction of models over long time periods, the practices of local authorities, and certain views held by the public, long-period changes in production, circulation and consumption in the North East of Britain (1900-1970) are examined. The activities of the directors of the dominant coal, iron and steel, shipbuilding, engineering, railway, shipping and gas, water and electricity companies in the inter-war period are examined. Aspects of their consumption patterns and their political activities at national and regional levels are considered, and especially their involvement in lobbying against coal nationalization and for particular forms of state policy. The involvement of industrialists has been effected through their membership and idealogical dominance of various post-war regional organizations and institutions initiated and supported by State policy and in turn influencing such policy (Labor or Conservative), of the local authorities in the region. It may be shown how institutions and organizations in post war history have been linked together through sharing politically active members of dominant companies in the region.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Proceedings of Seminar E, Urban and Regional Models for Public Policy Analysis, Summer Annual Meeting, University of Warwick, England, July 1975.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Planning and Transport Res and Computation Co Ltd

    167 Oxford Street
    London W1R 1AH,   England 
  • Authors:
    • CARNEY, J
    • Hudson, R
  • Publication Date: 1975-7

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  • Accession Number: 00149520
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM