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Coming in From the Cold: The Role of Trade Unions on Public Policy Bodies at a Regional Level, with a Focus on London, the Southeast and the East of England
Author(s) -
Heselden Laurie
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
antipode
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.177
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1467-8330
pISSN - 0066-4812
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8330.00214
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , public policy , political science , trade union , focus (optics) , commercial policy , public administration , cold war , political economy , economics , international trade , law , politics , philosophy , linguistics , physics , optics
This short article will review the comparative contribution of trade unions to the design and implementation of public policy before and after the election of the Labour government, 1 May 1997. The article will then explore those factors that have proved to be obstacles to trade union’s greater or more effective engagement in public policy formulation. Finally, I will recommend possible remedies to alleviate those obstacles.