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- Title
From Corporatism to Dualism? Thatcherism and the Climacteric of British Trade Unions in the 1980s.
- Authors
Longstreth, Frank H.
- Abstract
This article examines the impact on British trade unions of the break in relations with the government, the economic recession and labor market developments in the 1980s. The shift towards a program of 'labor exclusion' is related to specific policies designed to weaken trade unions and liberalize labor markets. A close investigation of data on union organization and activity indicates that, despite evident reversals, a full-scale de-institutionalization of industrial relations is not occurring. However, the links between government policies and longer-term socioeconomic trends pose severe challenges for union revival. The article concludes with some considerations on the future prospects of union-government relations.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; LABOR unions; RECESSIONS; INDUSTRIAL relations; LABOR market; INDUSTRIAL policy; LABOR policy
- Publication
Political Studies, 1988, Vol 36, Issue 3, p413
- ISSN
0032-3217
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9248.1988.tb00239.x