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British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945-1964 [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Dorey



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Autore: Dorey Peter <1959-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: British conservatism and trade unionism, 1945-1964 [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Dorey Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
Disciplina: 331.88094109045
Soggetto topico: Conservatism - Great Britain - History - 20th century
Labor unions - Political activity - Great Britain - History - 20th century
Labor policy - Great Britain - History - 20th century
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government 1945-1964
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Tables; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Conservatism and Trade Unionism prior to 1945; 2 Preparing a Voluntarist Approach, 1945-1951; 3 Voluntarism in Practice, 1951-1960; 4 In Defence of Free Collective Bargaining, 1951-1960; 5 Voluntarism under Strain, 1960-1964; 6 Towards Incomes Policies, 1960-1964; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the a brief period between the end of the Second World War and the election of Harold Wilson's Labour government in 1964, when the Conservative Party adopted a remarkably constructive and conciliatory approach to the trade unions, dubbed 'voluntarism'. During this time the party leadership made strenuous efforts to avoid, as far as was politically possible, confrontation with, or legislation against, the trade unions, even when this incurred the wrath of some Conservative backbenchers and the Party's mass membership. Making extensive use of primary and archival sources it ex
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ISBN: 1-315-57009-2
1-317-17206-X
1-317-17205-1
1-282-05438-4
9786612054389
0-7546-9345-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910782973903321
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Serie: Modern economic and social history series.