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Restructuring British Public Sector Industrial Relations: State Policies and Trade Union Responses
Author(s) -
Howell Chris
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1998.tb01900.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , trade union , modernization theory , public sector , industrial relations , state (computer science) , commercial policy , political science , public policy , economic policy , international trade , economics , business , economy , economic growth , algorithm , computer science , law
This article examines how Conservative governments restructured public sector in day trial relations in Britain between 1979 and 1997, and identifies the main components of trade union strategic response to change. It argues that Conservative policy is important for its impact upon trade union strategy and practice, and that public sector unions constitute the leading edge of trade union strategic modernization in Britain.