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

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The work Trade unions and the state : the construction of industrial relations institutions in Britain, 1890-2000 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

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

Title remainder

the construction of industrial relations institutions in Britain, 1890-2000

Statement of responsibility

Chris Howell

Creator

• Howell, Chris, 1962-
• Howell, Chris, 1962-

Subject

• Industrial relations -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
• Labor movement -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
• Labor unions -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
• Labor unions -- Recognition -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

"In analyzing how an entirely new industrial relations system was constructed after 1979, Howell offers a revisionist history of British trade unionism in the twentieth century. Most scholars regard Britain's industrial relations institutions as the product of a largely laissez faire system of labor relations, punctuated by occasional government interference. Howell, on the other hand, argues that the British state was the prime architect of three distinct systems of industrial relations established in the course of the twentieth century. The book contends that governments used a combination of administrative and judicial action, legislation, and a narrative of crisis to construct new forms of labor relations."--BOOK JACKET

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DLC

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index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography