Abstract
This paper considers the impact of privatisation on the tacit knowledge and skills of the railway industry staff. It argues that while rail privatisation was consistent with the neo-liberal economic agenda, the particular form that it took in the UK in some ways exacerbated the loss of worker knowledge within the industry. Arguably, this loss of knowledge had an impact of safety. The form that the privatisation took was shaped by many factors including the activities of large accounting firms and advisors to government. However, accounting skills could have been used to enhance the safety of the industry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 601-625 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Critical Perspectives On Accounting |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- rail privatisation
- economic agenda
- accounting skills