The Official History of Britain and the Channel Tunnel (Government Official History Series)

Gourvish, Terry

Routledge（2015/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 544 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781138873452
• DDC分類 624.1940941

Full Description

Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using hitherto untapped British Government records, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the successful project of 1986-94.

This is a vivid portrayal of the complexities of quadripartite decision-making (two countries, plus the public and private sectors), revealing new insights into the role of the British and French Governments in the process. This important book, written by Britain's leading transport historian, will be essential reading for all those interested in PPPs, British and European economic history and international relations.

The building of the Channel Tunnel has been one of Europe's major projects and a testimony to British-French and public-private sector collaboration. However, Eurotunnel's current financial crisis provides a sobering backcloth for an examination of the British Government's long-term flirtation with the project, and, in particular, the earlier Tunnel project in the 1960s and early 1970s, which was abandoned by the British Government in 1975.

Contents

1. Beginnings, 1802-1945 2. New Aspirations: The Channel Tunnel Project, 1945-64 3. Another False Start: The Wilson Governments and the Tunnel, 1964-70 4. The Heath Government and the Tunnel: Reaching Agreement, 1970-2 5. The Heath Government and the Tunnel: Taking the Project Forward, 1972-4 6. Abandonment, 1974-5 7. Keeping Hopes Alive, 1975-81 8. The Thatcher Governments and the Tunnel: From Hope to Eternity, 1981-4 9. The Thatcher Governments and the Tunnel: Choosing a Promoter, 1984-6 10. Eurotunnel: Finance and Construction, 1986-90 11. From Tunnel to Transport Facility, 1988-94 12. The Channel Tunnel: Postscript, 1994-2005