The Accountability of the British Nationalized Industries.

摘要: Great Britain's giant nationalized industries pose unprecedented problems for a free nation. Are the old governmental forms appropriate? Can new be held accountable to public? public accountability and business efficiency reconciled? The five key industries, formed out of thousands former enterprises, employ almost two million workers—almost three times number civil servants. Even strictly “business†are unprecedented. In personnel, transport industry is double size American Telephone Telegraph. Coal General Motors. Admitting that final answers on had not been found, Herbert Morrison, then Lord President Council, well stated prevailing British attitude: “We in early years novel constitutional social experiments great long-term significance, we can certain as experience grows methods which use at present will need modified additional evolved.â€