International competitiveness in the advanced materials sector : the case of carbon fibre

Carbon fibre is the most commercially significant of the advanced materials, and its development has been driven by both civil and defence interests. With the end of the Cold War, demand from the defence sector virtually collapsed. The data presented in this thesis reveal the consequent global restr...

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Main Author: Russell, Celia
Published: University of Manchester 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.595835