The cost of pit closures: some unresolved issues

David Williams, James Love (Editor)

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Abstract

Television and newspaper coverage of the coal dispute was extensive, but it is unlikely that the general public learned very much from the principal spokesmen (for either side) about the real problems involved in assessing the costs of pit closure. Several interesting and highly competent studies were completed during the dispute, some of which were commissioned as background papers for television programmes, but they appear to have had little effect on the nature of the public debate. This economic perspective revisits the evidence of the gains and costs likely to be incurred as a result of closure.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-68
Number of pages3
JournalQuarterly Economic Commentary
Volume10
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - May 1985

Keywords

  • miners' strike
  • British industry
  • coal industry
  • National Union of Miners (NUM)
  • pit closures

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