| The Labour Movement in Britain from Thatcher to Blair: With a Foreword by Jim Mortimer- Extended and Updated Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Barlow, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631551371 ISBN-13: 9783631551370 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $77.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 331.8 |
| Series: Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.81 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: British economic and industrial policy since 1979 is examined using a wide range of sources. Was this really new , revival of earlier approaches or a rigorous extension of the IMF-imposed policies on the 1974-79 Labour Government? The question is asked: Was the creation of a large pool of unemployed labour necessary for reshaping the economy or was the aim to secure fundamental changes in the relations between capital and organised labour? Due to setbacks suffered by trade unions in the 1980s with factory closures and major job losses, the author questions Labour's motives in softening any meaningful opposition to the Conservatives, supporting ERM in 1990, reducing the role of trade unions in the Party itself and retaining key policies of the Thatcher era especially its trade union laws. |