Power relations and market transformation in the transport sector: the example of the courier services industry

Michael Taylor, Alan Hallsworth

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    Abstract

    The courier services industry has developed rapidly in the last three decades. Formed in national niche markets, private sector corporations have grown to challenge one another and now to challenge deregulated state mail monopolies. In this paper we propose a 'circuits of power' framework to theorise the diversity, complexity and speed of this change. The framework derives from the work of Clegg (cf. Clegg, S., 1989. Frameworks of Power. Sage, London) and combines different conceptualisations of power to unpack the complex relationships of power and domination that have shaped the sector's growth.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)237-247
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of Transport Geography
    Volume8
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2000

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