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- Title
THE STATE SUBSIDY THEORY OF STRIKES: AN EXAMINATION OF STATISTICAL DATA FOR THE PERIOD 1956-1970.
- Authors
Durcan, J. W.; McCarthy, W. E. J.
- Abstract
THIS article is concerned with some of the evidence for one of the most widely held and frequently expressed theories of industrial unrest--the 'state subsidy' theory of strikes. Holders of all forms of this theory assume a positive relationship between payments to strikers and their families (in the form of tax rebates, family allowances and supplementary social security benefits), and the extent and duration of stoppages of work. In its general form the theory implies that recent increases in the volume and level of state payments to some extent 'explain' general changes in the British strike pattern--i.e. increases in the frequency, size and duration of strikes.
- Subjects
INDUSTRIALIZATION; THEORY; PUBLIC spending; DOMESTIC economic assistance; SUPPLEMENTAL unemployment benefits; LABOR disputes; SUBSIDIES; STATISTICS; LAW
- Publication
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1974, Vol 12, Issue 1, p26
- ISSN
0007-1080
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8543.1974.tb00002.x