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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…

Examines the origins of the concept of union organizing in Britain since the late 1990s, the trends that have pushed it forward, its strengths and weaknesses and its impact on the union movement.

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…

Summary of a report prepared by the Telesis Consultancy Group.

The Crisis in British Society has many facets: devaluation, the hostility between the labour government and the trade unions, the radical student movement, the growth of racialism.

The Perspectives series is a new attempt to analyze these…

This book is more than a dictionary; it is also a fascinating sociological document. Many of the definitions include the historical background that gave rise to the term, or a desertion of the complex social, legal and political issues involved,…

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.…

All is change at work? Is the authorities guide to how British employers and managers, employers and managers, unions and employees changed their organization and behavior from the time of the first thatcher administration to the early years of the…

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…