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I ndustrial R elations and L abour L aw
Author(s) -
Davies Paul,
Freedland Mark
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/irj.12090
Subject(s) - solidarity , assertion , labour law , economic justice , field (mathematics) , sociology , law , political science , mathematics , politics , computer science , pure mathematics , programming language
Abstract In this article, it is argued that Bill McCarthy's work in the field of industrial relations brought him into a profound engagement with labour law, despite his initial commitment to the credo of ‘collective laissez‐faire ’ with its assertion of a minimal role for labour law in that field. His approach to the post‐1970 developments in labour law was an essentially pragmatic and empirical one, but he maintained the ideals of social justice and collective solidarity and continued to suggest ways in which labour law could best be harnessed to the service of those ideals.