Prospects for British coal, Peter Pearson; coal liberalization - retrospect and prospect, Colin Robinson; the future of coal mining in Britain, Gerald Manners; world coal trade - experience and prospects, Kenneth Wigley; a perspective of the ownership, control and management of the British coal - mining industry, Kim Howells; the private sector in British coal mining, Crispian Hotson; coal privatization - the potential and essential contribution of major international mining companies, Allen Sykes; British coal - transition and uncertainty, John Chesshire; British coal and public ownership, Kevin Barron; people, profits and British coal, Stephen Fothergill; British coal and competitive pressures, Michael Parker; future energy prices, vertical integration and consumer interests, Paul Stevens; future oil and coal prices - a survey approach, David Hawdon.