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British Trade Unions since 1933
Chris Wrigley
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Description for British Trade Unions since 1933
Paperback. A history of British trade unions between 1933 and 2000, covering key issues and controversies. Series: New Studies in Economic and Social History. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
This textbook reviews major issues concerning the history of British trade unions in the last two-thirds of the twentieth century. Even with the decline in membership of the 1980s and 1990s, trade unions in Britain have remained the largest voluntary organisations in the country and the total membership has remained larger than in most other countries. The book discusses many major aspects of trade unionism and many controversies concerning it, including strikes (sometimes seen as a peculiarly 'British disease'). Trade union presence in the labour market has been deemed a cause of higher unemployment and lower productivity. The trade unions ... Read more
This textbook reviews major issues concerning the history of British trade unions in the last two-thirds of the twentieth century. Even with the decline in membership of the 1980s and 1990s, trade unions in Britain have remained the largest voluntary organisations in the country and the total membership has remained larger than in most other countries. The book discusses many major aspects of trade unionism and many controversies concerning it, including strikes (sometimes seen as a peculiarly 'British disease'). Trade union presence in the labour market has been deemed a cause of higher unemployment and lower productivity. The trade unions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
Series
New Studies in Economic and Social History
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521576406
SKU
V9780521576406
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About Chris Wrigley
Chris Wrigley is Professor of Modern British History and Head of the School of History and Art History at the University of Nottingham.
Reviews for British Trade Unions since 1933
'… a very clear factual introduction to the topic … The style throughout is judicious and empirical, in the spirit of British industrial relations, using well-marshalled evidence to burst the bubble of political bias or dogmatic economic theory … a very useful historical text …'. Labour History Review