British industrial policy concerning the heavy ordnance industry, 1900–1917
This thesis analyses the complex relationship between the arms industry and the British Government from 1900–1917. How did the British Civil Service convey strategic industrial policy in peacetime and what was its effectiveness in wartime through ordnance contracts and Westminster policy? The method...
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ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-7333172018-06-12T03:49:43ZBritish industrial policy concerning the heavy ordnance industry, 1900–1917Breer, AndrewHolden Reid, Brian Thomas2016This thesis analyses the complex relationship between the arms industry and the British Government from 1900–1917. How did the British Civil Service convey strategic industrial policy in peacetime and what was its effectiveness in wartime through ordnance contracts and Westminster policy? The methodology follows a chronological analysis of both Governmental and industry documentation to see both sides holistically, through demand and supply, of a high–grade, non–commodity, durable good: artillery tubes. This thesis will utilize previously secret and unpublished records from both the Royal Navy and British Army procurement programmes to analyse the underpinnings of peacetime supply and wartime demand, institutional and personal relationships, industrial capacity, the effects of wartime shock under the Admiralty and War Office, and the creation and effectiveness of the Ministry of Munitions under future Prime Minister David Lloyd George and others.King's College London (University of London)http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.733317https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/british-industrial-policy(fdc09464-2e88-4223-8000-e344d9e89ae4).htmlElectronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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This thesis analyses the complex relationship between the arms industry and the British Government from 1900–1917. How did the British Civil Service convey strategic industrial policy in peacetime and what was its effectiveness in wartime through ordnance contracts and Westminster policy? The methodology follows a chronological analysis of both Governmental and industry documentation to see both sides holistically, through demand and supply, of a high–grade, non–commodity, durable good: artillery tubes. This thesis will utilize previously secret and unpublished records from both the Royal Navy and British Army procurement programmes to analyse the underpinnings of peacetime supply and wartime demand, institutional and personal relationships, industrial capacity, the effects of wartime shock under the Admiralty and War Office, and the creation and effectiveness of the Ministry of Munitions under future Prime Minister David Lloyd George and others. |
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British industrial policy concerning the heavy ordnance industry, 1900–1917 |
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British industrial policy concerning the heavy ordnance industry, 1900–1917 |
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King's College London (University of London) |
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