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One of the key arguments posited to explain the demise of the motor industry in Coventry and the subsequent deindustrialisation experienced by the city as whole focuses on the role of international competition and the opening up of global markets.
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Author’s conversation with Prof. T. Donnelly.
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This essay can be found in Lancaster’s volume of Coventry inspired articles.
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Busch, M. (2019). Coventry at War: Industrial Relations, Ownership and Production. In: Begley, J., Donnelly, T., Jarvis, D., Sissons, P. (eds) Revival of a City. Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22822-4_3
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