Industrial conflict in modern Britain
"Over the last twenty years, Britain's strike problem has seldom been far from the headlines and Dr. Cronin's efforts to put this most recent phase of industrial relations history into longer term perspective are to be welcomed. Dr. Cronin, of course, is not the first to have made thi...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Bruxelles
1979
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19109143124919273259-industrial-conflict-in-modern-.htm |
| Summary: | "Over the last twenty years, Britain's strike problem has seldom been far from the headlines and Dr. Cronin's efforts to put this most recent phase of industrial relations history into longer term perspective are to be welcomed. Dr. Cronin, of course, is not the first to have made this attempt but this new addition to the literature is distinctive in that the analysis, though ultimately historical, is informed by a critique of economic, sociological and political theories and makes extensive use of the statistical technique of multiple regression in testing the offered hypotheses.
After a brief introduction the book turns to existing theories of strike patterns, with particular attention being paid to explaining the wavelike behaviour of strike experience over the past ninety years. A review of these theories leads Dr. Cronin to reject them all on the grounds that none succeeds in providing a satisfactory explanation for the 'specifics' of British strike history. The characteristics of that history are then more firmly established and the author begins to develop his own long-term model of strike activity. This is an eclectic model, incorporating economic, political and organisational variables, and the use of essentially econometric techniques is introduced as a means of controlling for simultaneous variation in the behaviour of the numerous variables. The initial conclusion from the analysis is that a single 'grand theory' is not discernible, which lends support to the author's view that different phases in economic development produce different challenges to the labour movement and that organising an adequate consciousness and response to these challenges takes time. ..." |
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| Physical Description: | 242 p. Paper |