The New Politics of British Trade Unionism Union Power and the Thatcher Legacy
The curbing of trade union power is often seen as one of the major achievements of Margaret Thatcher's premiership. David Marsh's book provides a broad-ranging introduction to British trade unionism in the 1990s and an assessment of the last decade's major changes in legislation, poli...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Macmillan Education UK
1992, 1992
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The curbing of trade union power is often seen as one of the major achievements of Margaret Thatcher's premiership. David Marsh's book provides a broad-ranging introduction to British trade unionism in the 1990s and an assessment of the last decade's major changes in legislation, policing and attitudes. He concludes that while the political role of unions has been reduced, much less has changed at shopfloor level; moveover what has changed has owed more to economic recession than government action |
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| Physical Description: | XX, 268 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781349219216 |