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This overview is concerned firstly with the social and economic background of Britain in the twentieth century and secondly with developments and action in the quality of working life field.
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Blake, J., Butteriss, M. (1979). Historical background and action plans towards improving the quality of working life in the United Kingdom. In: Working on the quality of working life. International series on the quality of working life, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9230-6_5
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