Trade unions and the state : the construction of industrial relations institutions in Britain, 1890-2000 /

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The collapse of Britain's powerful labor movement in the last quarter century has been one of the most significant and astonishing stories in recent political history. How were the governments of Margaret Thatcher and her successors able to tame the unions? In analyzing how an entirely new indu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Howell, Chris, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Labor unions > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Industrial relations > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Labor movement > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Syndicats > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Relations industrielles > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvement ouvrier > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Industrial relations > Government policy
Labor movement
Labor unions > Government policy
Vakverenigingen.
Industriële organisatie.
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: The Puzzle of British Industrial Relations; CHAPTER TWO: Constructing Industrial Relations Institutions; CHAPTER THREE: The Construction of the Collective Laissez-Faire System, 1890-1940; CHAPTER FOUR: Donovan, Dissension, and the Decentralization of Industrial Relations, 1940-1979; CHAPTER FIVE: The Decollectivization of Industrial Relations, 1979-1997; CHAPTER SIX: The Third Way and Beyond: The Future of British Industrial Relations; Notes; References; Index.

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