British Industrial Relations

British Industrial Relations (1983) provides a comprehensive and balanced approach to British industrial relations, a subject with a variety of academic interpretations. The author draws on political and social theory to explain both the state of British industrial relations in the 1980s and the conflicting prescriptions for change.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Perspectives on the Employment Relationship 3. Employers and their Strategies 4. Employers’ Associations 5. Employees and Workgroups 6. Trade Unions – Employee Institutions 7. The Politics of Industrial Relations 8. The British System of Collective Bargaining 9. Government Attempts to Reconstruct British Industrial Relations 10. Negotiation and Control

Summary

British Industrial Relations (1983) provides a comprehensive and balanced approach to British industrial relations, a subject with a variety of academic interpretations. The author draws on political and social theory to explain both the state of British industrial relations in the 1980s and the conflicting prescriptions for change.

Product details

• Authors: Gill Palmer, Palmer Gill
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032841496
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3284149-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Political Economy, Politics and government, Sociology: work & labour, Social classes, Social and ethical issues, Management of specific areas, Economics of industrial organisation, Industry & industrial studies, Sociology: work and labour, Industry and industrial studies, Employment & Unemployment, Economics of industrial organization