Deindustrialisation and the Moral Economy in Scotland since 1955

Jim Phillips; Valerie Wright; Jim Tomlinson

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2021

Deindustrialisation and the Moral Economy in Scotland since 1955

Jim Phillips , Valerie Wright and Jim Tomlinson

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474479264

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Exploring the social, cultural and political implications of deindustrialisation in twentieth-century Scotland

Examines deindustrialisation as long-running, phased and politicised process
Draws on documentary source material from a range of industrial sectors, as well as transcripts from over 20 exclusive interviews with industry professionals
Relates Scottish Home Rule to long-running debates about economic security and working class welfare
Analyses longer history of deindustrialisation, with emergence of assembly goods manufacturing alongside shrinkage of established sectors such as shipbuilding

Deindustrialisation is the central feature of Scotland’s economic, social and political history since the 1950s, when employment levels peaked in the established sectors of coal, shipbuilding, metals and textiles, along with the railways and docks. This book moves analysis beyond outmoded tropes of economic decline and industrial catastrophe, and instead examines the political economy of deindustrialisation with a sharp eye on cultural and social dimensions that were not uniformly negative, as often assumed.

Viewing the long-term process of deindustrialisation through a moral economy framework, the book carefully reconstructs the impact of economic change on social class, gender relations and political allegiances, including a reawakened sense of Scottish national identity. In doing so, it reveals deindustrialisation as a more complex process than the customary body count of closures and job losses suggests, and demonstrates that socioeconomic change did not just happen, but was influenced by political agency.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I UNDERSTANDING DEINDUSTRIALISATION
1 Deindustrialisation as a Historical and Global Phenomenon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2 The Moral Economies of Deindustrialisation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
3 Scotland and the Age of Deindustrialisation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
PART II THE POLITICS OF DEINDUSTRIALISATION
4 Fairfield, Govan: Shipbuilding and the Scottish Nation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
5 Linwood, Renfrewshire: Car Manufacturing and Scotland’s Political Divergence from England Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
6 Timex, Dundee: Watches, Electronics and the Moral Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
PART III LEGACY AND EVALUATION
7 Deindustrialisation since the 1990s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 296
Illustrations
- Other: 22 B/W tables
Keywords: Scottish Studies

eBook

Published: April 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781474479264