The politics of industrial relations : the origins, life, and death of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act

Most books on British politics are concerned with political institutions -with the cabinet, Parliament, the political parties and so on. This new series of books approaches the same subject matter from a different point of view. It is concerned Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-3 The Historical Legacy....Pages 4-23 The Crisis of Industrial Relations....Pages 24-33 The Collectivist Hour....Pages 34-53 The Problems of Liberalism....Pages 54-76 The Politics of Consultation....Pages 77-96 The Parliamentary Battle....Pages 97-110 The Campaigns Against the Bill....Pages 111-123 The Politics of Defiance....Pages 124-148 Representation and Consent....Pages 149-169 Back Matter....Pages 170-195