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As the British economy matured in the twentieth century the labour market became inflexible and sclerotic. Many people, encouraged by academic and other opinion, expected to find a permanent, well-paid job within easy travelling distance of the place where they were born and bred. And they relied on strike-threat trade unionism to secure a steady increase in their standard of living.
The Government believe that a sustained programme of deregulation in the labour market is necessary if we are to secure the flexibility we need for further employment growth. Employment for the 1990s, HMSO, December 1988
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Hanson, C.G. (1991). Deregulating the Labour Market, the Rise of Self-Employment and the Individual Contract of Employment. In: Taming the Trade Unions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21319-1_7
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