Governance, The State, Regulation and Industrial Relations

ISBN-13: 9780415202633 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 224 str.

Ian Clark

Opis

Examines the legacy of economics and political aims and objectives formulated by the British government during, and immediately after, World War II. The book examines contemporary patterns of regulation by the state, and reform in the industrial relations system, as factors of historically-embedded influences on the state such as these. By doing so, the author develops a historically-informed yet contemporary theory of the British state. A significant proportion of post-war economic and political literature has highlighted the adverse effect of embedded patterns of industrial relations on British economic performance. It is argued in this book that this represents a superficial appraisal of post-war British political economy, and that it is instead necessary to look at the deeply ingrained causes particular to the UK's historical development. Equally, the book examines another neglected yet vital aspect of Britain's economic performance, the constraints and opportunities afforded by Britain's international relations. The book should be of interest to anybody working in the areas of economic history, international relations or management policy.

Spis treści

1. Governance, Regulation and the State
2. Regulation and the Post-War Order
3. The UKs Competitive Decline during the Golden Age, 1945-1979
4. A Particularized Theory of the British State
5. The Industrial Relations System and the British State
6. The Industrial Relations System and Post-War Recovery: The Failure of the Anglo-American Council for Productivity
7. Reform of the Industrial Relations System and Economic Restructuring Since 1980
8. Economic Decline: The State, Governance and Industrial Relations

O autorze

Ian Clark is Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of Birmingham, UK