The BP bid for Britoil: should Scotland take it lying down?

John Scouller; Brian Ashcroft

The BP bid for Britoil: should Scotland take it lying down?

John Scouller, Brian Ashcroft (Editor)

Economics

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This paper discusses the BP bid for the Glasgow based Britoil and it's representation of yet another example of an important but relatively unrecognised trend over the past twenty-five years : the decline in the number of independent Scottish companies as a result of takeover by non-Scottish companies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	52-60
Number of pages	9
Journal	Quarterly Economic Commentary
Volume	13
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 1988

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British Petrolium
BP
Britoil
Scottish economy

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The BP bid for Britoil: should Scotland take it lying down?

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