COHEN, Reuben Kelf-, 1895-1981, economist
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 COLL MISC 0677 |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : COHEN, Reuben Kelf-, 1895-1981, economist |
Date(s) | : c1960 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 folder |
Name of creator(s) | : Cohen | Reuben | Kelf- | 1895-1981 | economist |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Reuben Kelf-Cohen (1905-1978) was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Wadham College, Oxford. He served in the Royal Field Artillery during World War One (1914-1918). In 1920 he entered the Board of Education. from 1924 to 1939 he was Tutorial Class Tutor, London University. He was a member of the Board of Trade 1925-1941, the Petroleum Department 1941-1942, and Principal Assistant Secretary (Gas and Electricity) at the Ministry of Fuel and Power, 1942-1945. From 1946 to 1955 he was Under-Secretary at the Ministry. Kelf-Cohen was also Director of the East Indian Produce company 1955-1959, and Visiting Lecturer at St. Andrews University, 1970, and University College, Aberystwyth, 1971. His publications include: Nationalisation in Britain: the end of a dogma (1958); To whom is nationalized industry responsible? (1959); Twenty years of nationalisation: the British experience (1969).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Autobiography, mainly relating to his civil service career and containing information on energy policy and nationalisation.
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English
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Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002
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