Determining the reasons for the failure of British aircraft manufacturers to invest in Australia's industry, 1934–1941
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20437796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm Abbott (0000-0001-5263-7490, corresponding author), Jill Bamforth (Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne Victoria Australia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 105-122 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Economic History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-8992 • E-ISSN: 1467-8446 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aehr.12235 |
| OpenAlex | W4206322353 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
The aim of the article is to identify the factors that prevented British aircraft manufacturers from investing in Australia in the second half of the 1930s, a period when rearmament was creating demand for aircraft. The article looks at several unsuccessful proposals by British manufacturers to establish factories in Australia to build aircraft in the late 1930s, with additional attention being given to one proposal in particular. There is evidence that the Australian Government favoured the creation of an Australian‐owned industry building aircraft under licence to foreign manufacturers, and it was this factor that largely deterred British investors
Aeronautics · Aircraft industry · Business · Government (linguistics) · Australian History and Society · Engineering · Historical Economic and Social Studies · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |