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From Bermondsey to Canary Wharf: The Social Context of Change in Industrial Relations, 1880–2000
Author(s) -
Bosanquet Nick
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.1992.tb00773.x
Subject(s) - poverty , consumption (sociology) , social security , context (archaeology) , falling (accident) , population , demographic economics , economic growth , economics , sociology , geography , market economy , demography , medicine , social science , environmental health , archaeology
This paper presents evidence on some of the key variables that have determined the economic status of different groups in the working population. Economic status is set by the level and security of real income and consumption. These are themselves determined by access to resources in the areas of the labour market, public services and social security, and in housing. The paper reviews the period between 1880 and 1990, and puts forward the likely situation in the year 2000. The century began with an agenda set by the problems of falling real incomes and poverty. It is likely to end with the problems of economic and demographic ageing as the main focus.