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Walking on water? performance and industrial relations under Thatcher
Author(s) -
Nolan Peter
Publication year - 1989
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/j.1468-2338.1989.tb00055.x
Subject(s) - miracle , productivity , economics , empirical evidence , economic miracle , government (linguistics) , supply side , industrial relations , market economy , economic system , economy , political science , macroeconomics , law , politics , management , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
The claim that Britain's economy has been transformed by an economic miracle in the 1980s is critically evaluated, as is the entrenched view that unions have damaged productivity and competitiveness. Reviewing the empirical evidence, this article argues that after 10 years of Conservative government supply side economic performance remains weak.