Path dependence, fragmented property rights and the slow diffusion of high throughput technologies in inter-war British coal mining

Business History

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-42

  Scott, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Interrelatedness; Mineral royalties; Path dependence; Technical change

Indexed keywords

COAL MINING; FRAGMENTATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 30944463473     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00076790500204693     Document Type: Article

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