Britain's Productivity Problem, 1948-1990
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Britain's Productivity Problem, 1948-1990

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Britain's Productivity Problem, 1948-1990

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This volume examines attempted changes to industrial relations in Britain during 1948-1990, designed to promote institutional reforms of management and trade unions. Specific focus is given to the Donovan Commission and other trade union reforms, and incomes policies to connect pay more tightly with productivity. International initiatives of the AACP, BPC, and EPA are also included.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Britain’s Productivity Problem, 1948–1990
  3. Contents
  4. List of Tables
  5. List of Figures
  6. Definitions of Acronyms
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Foreword
  9. 1 Introduction: Institutions and the Quest for Productivity
  10. 2 British Workers and Britain’s Relative Economic Decline
  11. 3 British Workers and the Productivity Drive: A Comparative Perspective
  12. 4 Britain’s Relative Economic Decline and the British State
  13. 5 The Government and the Productivity Drive
  14. 6 Employers, Managers, and Britain’s Relative Economic Decline
  15. 7 British Capital and the Productivity Drive: A Comparative Perspective
  16. 8 Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index