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The Neglected Legacy of Lancashire Cotton: Industrial Clusters and the U.K. Outdoor Trade, 1960–1990

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  • Parsons, Mike
  • Rose, Mary B.

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This article considers the neglected legacies of the Lancashire cotton industry and their impact on the U.K. outdoor trade. Studies of the decline of the Lancashire cotton industry after the Second World War have concentrated on the collapse of coarse cotton spinning and weaving, largely ignoring the impact of the knowledge and skills related to the finishing trades. The examination of the evolution of rainwear, coatings, and high-performance fabrics in the nineteenth century provides a backdrop to a study of the innovation process that emerged in the U.K. outdoor trade after 1960.

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  • Parsons, Mike & Rose, Mary B., 2005. "The Neglected Legacy of Lancashire Cotton: Industrial Clusters and the U.K. Outdoor Trade, 1960–1990," Enterprise & Society, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(4), pages 682-709, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:entsoc:v:6:y:2005:i:04:p:682-709_01
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    1. Neil Rollings, 2007. "British business history: A review of the periodical literature for 2005," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(3), pages 271-292.
    2. Ron Martin & Peter Sunley, 2011. "Conceptualizing Cluster Evolution: Beyond the Life Cycle Model?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(10), pages 1299-1318, November.
    3. Johan Jansson & Anders Waxell, 2011. "Quality and Regional Competitiveness," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 43(9), pages 2237-2252, September.

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