Gerald Crompton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1056090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald Crompton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald |
| FAMILY NAME | Crompton |
| SIGNATURE | CROMPTON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Intervention in the modern UK brewing industry
This welcome collaborative work is strongly focussed on the most significant of the many official enquiries held into the post-war British brewing industry, namely the Monopolies and Mergers Commis
A century of ferment
A century of ferment: the fight for the foam in twentieth century Spain, by Rodney Habbershaw, Harrogate, Montgo Publications, 2009, 220 pp., tables, £9.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-9562582-0-5 Rodne
Britain's railways, 1997-2005
Network Rail – forward or backward? Not-for-profit in British transport
This article examines the brief and unsuccessful career of the privately-owned infrastructure company, Railtrack, and its part in the privatised railway system in the UK between 1996 and 2001. It discusses the decision of the British government to discontinue public support for Railtrack and to set up a new not-for-profit company, Network Rail, to replace it. The ongoing public debate over these events and the prospects for the new company are an…
The Tortoise and the Economy’
This article examines the fluctuating economic significance of inland waterway transport (IWT) since the beginnings of industrialization in what are now the developed economies of Europe and North America. The author notes that it was mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries that the principal European economies experienced the greatest growth in IWT. Topics covered include the use of rivers and canals; the significance of IWT innovation (primar…
Sheer Humbug
In the General Strike of May 1926 the TUC included the print workers in its strike call, and thereby upset even some supporters. It was often denounced as an attack on the ‘Freedom of the Press’. The TUC rejected this accusation but found it embarrassing. It was primarily concerned with establishing a monopoly over strike propaganda. This article examines the extent to which publication was affected. It shows that although many papers overcame th…
Good Business for the Nation’
Le developpement de la nationalisation des chemins de fer en Grande-Bretagne est decrit entre 1921 et 1947 ainsi que les difficultes rencontrees apres cette nationalisation
Canals and the Industrial Revolution
Squeezing the Pulpless Orange’
(1989). ‘Squeezing the Pulpless Orange’: Labour and Capital on the Railways in the Inter-War Years. Business History: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 66-83
‘Some Good Men, Some Doubtful Men …’
Les greves dans les chemins de fer (1926) en Angleterre et les services assures par des volontaires. Aspects techniques et sociologiques
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access G. W. CROMPTON G. W. CROMPTON University of East Anglia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIII, Issue CCCCIX, October 1988, Pages 1084–1085, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIII.CCCCIX.1084 Published: 01 October 1988
Efficient and Economical Working’? The Performance of the Railway Companies 1923–33
(1985). ‘Efficient and Economical Working’? The Performance of the Railway Companies 1923–33. Business History: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 222-237
Trade Unions in the Victorian Age
Efficient and Economical Working’? The Performance of the Railway Companies 1923–33
(1985). ‘Efficient and Economical Working’? The Performance of the Railway Companies 1923–33. Business History: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 222-237
Network Rail – forward or backward? Not-for-profit in British transport
This article examines the brief and unsuccessful career of the privately-owned infrastructure company, Railtrack, and its part in the privatised railway system in the UK between 1996 and 2001. It discusses the decision of the British government to discontinue public support for Railtrack and to set up a new not-for-profit company, Network Rail, to replace it. The ongoing public debate over these events and the prospects for the new company are an…
Canals and the Industrial Revolution
The Tortoise and the Economy’
This article examines the fluctuating economic significance of inland waterway transport (IWT) since the beginnings of industrialization in what are now the developed economies of Europe and North America. The author notes that it was mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries that the principal European economies experienced the greatest growth in IWT. Topics covered include the use of rivers and canals; the significance of IWT innovation (primar…
Good Business for the Nation’
Le developpement de la nationalisation des chemins de fer en Grande-Bretagne est decrit entre 1921 et 1947 ainsi que les difficultes rencontrees apres cette nationalisation
Squeezing the Pulpless Orange’
(1989). ‘Squeezing the Pulpless Orange’: Labour and Capital on the Railways in the Inter-War Years. Business History: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 66-83
Trade Unions in the Victorian Age
Efficient and Economical Working’? The Performance of the Railway Companies 1923–33
(1985). ‘Efficient and Economical Working’? The Performance of the Railway Companies 1923–33. Business History: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 222-237
‘Some Good Men, Some Doubtful Men …’
Les greves dans les chemins de fer (1926) en Angleterre et les services assures par des volontaires. Aspects techniques et sociologiques
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access G. W. CROMPTON G. W. CROMPTON University of East Anglia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIII, Issue CCCCIX, October 1988, Pages 1084–1085, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIII.CCCCIX.1084 Published: 01 October 1988
Squeezing the Pulpless Orange’
(1989). ‘Squeezing the Pulpless Orange’: Labour and Capital on the Railways in the Inter-War Years. Business History: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 66-83
Canals and the Industrial Revolution
Good Business for the Nation’
Le developpement de la nationalisation des chemins de fer en Grande-Bretagne est decrit entre 1921 et 1947 ainsi que les difficultes rencontrees apres cette nationalisation
Sheer Humbug
In the General Strike of May 1926 the TUC included the print workers in its strike call, and thereby upset even some supporters. It was often denounced as an attack on the ‘Freedom of the Press’. The TUC rejected this accusation but found it embarrassing. It was primarily concerned with establishing a monopoly over strike propaganda. This article examines the extent to which publication was affected. It shows that although many papers overcame th…
The Tortoise and the Economy’
This article examines the fluctuating economic significance of inland waterway transport (IWT) since the beginnings of industrialization in what are now the developed economies of Europe and North America. The author notes that it was mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries that the principal European economies experienced the greatest growth in IWT. Topics covered include the use of rivers and canals; the significance of IWT innovation (primar…
Network Rail – forward or backward? Not-for-profit in British transport
This article examines the brief and unsuccessful career of the privately-owned infrastructure company, Railtrack, and its part in the privatised railway system in the UK between 1996 and 2001. It discusses the decision of the British government to discontinue public support for Railtrack and to set up a new not-for-profit company, Network Rail, to replace it. The ongoing public debate over these events and the prospects for the new company are an…
Britain's railways, 1997-2005
A century of ferment
A century of ferment: the fight for the foam in twentieth century Spain, by Rodney Habbershaw, Harrogate, Montgo Publications, 2009, 220 pp., tables, £9.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-9562582-0-5 Rodne
Intervention in the modern UK brewing industry
This welcome collaborative work is strongly focussed on the most significant of the many official enquiries held into the post-war British brewing industry, namely the Monopolies and Mergers Commis
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