Britain's Productivity Problem, 1948-1990 [Hardcover]

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.List of Tables List of Figures Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction British Labour and Britain's Relative Economic Decline British Labour and the Productivity Drive Employers, Managers, and Britain's Relative Economic Decline British Capital and the Productivity Drive Britain's Relative Economic Decline and the British State The Government and the Productivity Drive Conclusion Bibliography IndexMARK 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.