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Municipal enterprise : the growth and development of Manchester Airport, c1910-1978 (1991)
Thesis
Williams, V. Municipal enterprise : the growth and development of Manchester Airport, c1910-1978. (Thesis). University of Salford

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the growth and development of Manchester airport and the implications of municipal ownership. The main theme is the nature of municipal ownerships structures and their interaction with other institutional stru... Read More about Municipal enterprise : the growth and development of Manchester Airport, c1910-1978.

The political economy of inequality : poverty, drought and aid programmes in Botswana, c. 1982 - 1988 (1990)
Thesis
Lyons, S. The political economy of inequality : poverty, drought and aid programmes in Botswana, c. 1982 - 1988. (Thesis). University of Salford

Botswana's pattern of economic growth during its first two decades of Independence has been hailed by many economists as representing a model for successful development in Sub-Saharan Africa. From the 1970s the development of the diamond industry... Read More about The political economy of inequality : poverty, drought and aid programmes in Botswana, c. 1982 - 1988.

The economic development of the Greek olive-oil industry with special reference to Messenia Province (1990)
Thesis
Giannopoulou, A. The economic development of the Greek olive-oil industry with special reference to Messenia Province. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study examines the economic development of the Greek Olive Industry. Its focal point is the impact of recent socio-economic processes on the structure and organisation of the industry. In the first part, which is concerned with the rural sect... Read More about The economic development of the Greek olive-oil industry with special reference to Messenia Province.

Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939 (1987)
Thesis
Holden, G. Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939. (Thesis). University of Salford

Lancashire's textile machinery industry developed with the mechanisation of its cotton industry, and by 1914 was the leading branch of mechanical engineering in Britain. Throughout this industry's history its artisans retained characteristics of resp... Read More about Respectable militants : the Lancashire textile machinery makers, c.1800-1939.