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Britain's Productivity Problem, 1948-1990

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  1. Mark W Bufton
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: Institutions and the Quest for Productivity

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    Pages 1-17

  3. British Workers and Britain’s Relative Economic Decline

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    Pages 18-38

  4. British Workers and the Productivity Drive

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    Pages 39-74

  5. Britain’s Relative Economic Decline and the British State

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    Pages 75-96

  6. The Government and the Productivity Drive

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    Pages 97-119

  7. Employers, Managers, and Britain’s Relative Economic Decline

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    Pages 120-142

  8. British Capital and the Productivity Drive

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    Pages 143-177

  9. Conclusion

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    Pages 178-187

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 188-245
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About this book

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.

About the author

MARK W. BUFTON is Research Fellow in the Centre for Medical History at Exeter University and was previously Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London. He gained his PhD in Economic and Social History from Exeter University in 1998.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Britain's Productivity Problem, 1948-1990

  • Authors: Mark W Bufton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230508651

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-1279-4Published: 30 June 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51141-9Published: 01 January 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50865-1Published: 30 June 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 245

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Modern History, Economic History

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