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Today trade unionism plays a more important part in the nation’s economy than ever before, and its problems of internal reform and its relations with the government and the public are constantly under discussion. But its present structure can only…

This pioneering overview of Irish labour history serves both as an introduction for the general reader and a synopsis for the specialist. Its basic concern is to outline the course of labour history, to illustrate the different phases of its…

Cole saw the trade unions as being critical to progress, but to realise their role they needed to change, and the issue of trade union structure therefore became fundamental. He considered that the trade union structure was a central problem of the…

The bibliography contains references to literature on British industrial relations published in the years 1971 to 1979 inclusive. It includes books, periodical articles, theses, government publications, pamphlets and any other relevant publications.…

A Labour History of Waterford describes the factors surrounding the development of local labour organization from medieval guilds to illegal combinations, journeymen’s associations, craft-societies, and modern trade unions. It also emphasizes that…

A Question of Balance is a lucid and readable rendering of a complex and vexed issue, namely industrial relations. Bringing together articles written over a period of eight years, it offers an objective and unbiased commentary, unencumbered by the…

Part of a series which publishes theoretical, review and empirically based papers on group phenomena. Contributors to the series include not only sociologists but also scholars from other disciplines, such as psychology and organizational behaviour.…

Wealth of Nations is a text covering economics theory and the foundations of modern economics. It explores market dynamics, the division of labour, and the core concepts of economic thought. This 1850 edition includes contributions by John Ramsey…

A lecture delivered before the University of Oxford on 6th December 1826 by Nassau William Senior regarding Political Economy.

This book is addressed to several audiences. It offers those interested in in the sociology of work, industry, of industrial relations, of exchange theory, and of organization generally an analysis of how industrialization, division of labour , and…

This study surveys the development of British trade unionism during the period of its transformation from a narrowly based, craft centered movement to a mass movement embracing all grade of workers, regardless of skills or training.

Dr Lovell…

This book provides an extensive and detailed map of the trade union movement in the UK today. It is source of information ranging from the overall shape and direction of the British trade union movement to the telephone numbers of the regional…

This volume is about deviance in the workplace. It defines deviance as departures from laws or organizational rules by workers, managers, or an organization as an entity. It brings together contributions by scholars in the sociology of work and of…

Increasing diversity in the workforce has several sources: (a) the changing demographics of the structure of the U.S (b) the increased importance of globalization to profits and long-term survival in many companies, and (c) changes in the structure…

A series of popular introductions to the study of economics, specially written by eminent university and other authorities for the use of commercial students and businessmen. Each volume covers the fundamental principles of the important branch of…