世界煤炭工业应当怎样看待英国国营煤炭工业公司正在进行着的私有化进程呢?一般的观点似乎十分谨慎。没有一个人、甚至包括英国政府,都无法肯定应当如何处理这一进程。 表面上看,这样的前景是最为可能的。自1984—1985年煤矿工人罢工以来,一直陷入几乎是持续的危机之中,产量下降15％,达1500万吨,82对矿井关闭,占总数的62％,就业人数下降到12万人,仅占原工人总数的68％。尽管劳动生产率一直在提高,但也仅仅达到1991—1992年的5.31吨/人·班。用国际水平来衡量,英国煤炭公司已经成为一个冗员严重、效率低 How should the world coal industry look at the ongoing privatization process of the UK State Coal Industry Corporation? The general view seems to be very cautious. No one, even the British government, can tell how to handle this process. On the surface, this prospect is most likely. Since the coal miners’ strike in 1984-1985, they have been trapped in an almost continuous crisis. Production has fallen by 15% to 15 million tons, 82 mines have been closed, accounting for 62% of the total, and the number of employed people has fallen to 120,000. It accounted for 68% of the total number of original workers. Although labor productivity has been increasing, it only reached 5.31 tons/person in 1991-1992. Measured on an international level, British coal companies have become serious and inefficient