London transport : a hybrid in history 19051948 / James Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fowler, James, author.

Series:

Frontiers of management history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London Transport Executive.

Local transit--England--London.

Local transit.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages).

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

The London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) was a unique hybrid public body accountable only to a small number of stakeholders, yet it delivered substantial improvements in public services and provided good working conditions for its employees at the cost of its investors. London Transport: A Hybrid in History 1905-48 innovatively combines a revisionist historical narrative with a systematic analysis of quantitative and qualitative research to explore how and why the LPTB achieved rare popularity amongst its customers. Divided into three sections, the book explores the financial operations of the Board, the Board as a system of governance and the leadership and management within the LPTB. Using the extensive Transport for London archives, James Fowler conducts a timely assessment of the public network utility that once made London transport domestically popular and internationally admired. With debates about British transport policy ongoing, this book is an illuminating read for scholars and students researching within the areas of business management history, transport and public sector governance and administration.

Contents:

Modern relevance

The historical development of London Transport

Follow the money: the investors, employees and passengers

Who shall guard the guards? The governance of London's transport

Solving the London Transport problem

Conclusions for theory and public debate.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781789739558

1789739551

9781789739534

1789739535