Brian Towers
Biographic Data
| ID | 3772617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Towers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Towers |
| SIGNATURE | TOWERS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Representation Gap: Change and Reform in the British and American Workplace
For up to twenty years after the Second World War both in Britain and the US boasted `mature' industrial relations systems supported by their governments and, allowing for some differences in degree, by most employers. Since the early 1980s, these systems have been critically weakened. This comparative industrial relations text explains this development primarily through the withdrawal of public policy support and, mainly in Britain's case, its r…
Trade Unions in Britain Today
The Future of the Trade Unions
Running the Gauntlet: British Trade Unions under Thatcher, 1979-1988
This article describes and appraises the difficulties experienced by British unions since 1979. During that period, union membership has declined over 20 percent and three successive Conservative governments have enacted labor legislation opposed by unions. The author views the government's strongly unfavorable treatment of unions as a powerful force, but argues that economic and structural changes, such as the growth of temporary and part-time w…
Towards fuller employment
Bargaining for Change
Running the Gauntlet: British Trade Unions under Thatcher, 1979-1988
This article describes and appraises the difficulties experienced by British unions since 1979. During that period, union membership has declined over 20 percent and three successive Conservative governments have enacted labor legislation opposed by unions. The author views the government's strongly unfavorable treatment of unions as a powerful force, but argues that economic and structural changes, such as the growth of temporary and part-time w…
Bargaining for Change
Towards fuller employment
Running the Gauntlet: British Trade Unions under Thatcher, 1979-1988
This article describes and appraises the difficulties experienced by British unions since 1979. During that period, union membership has declined over 20 percent and three successive Conservative governments have enacted labor legislation opposed by unions. The author views the government's strongly unfavorable treatment of unions as a powerful force, but argues that economic and structural changes, such as the growth of temporary and part-time w…
Trade Unions in Britain Today
The Future of the Trade Unions
The Representation Gap: Change and Reform in the British and American Workplace
For up to twenty years after the Second World War both in Britain and the US boasted `mature' industrial relations systems supported by their governments and, allowing for some differences in degree, by most employers. Since the early 1980s, these systems have been critically weakened. This comparative industrial relations text explains this development primarily through the withdrawal of public policy support and, mainly in Britain's case, its r…
Economics (6 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (4 works) · Business (3 works) · International trade (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Government (linguistics) (2 works) · Industrial relations (2 works) · Industrial Relations (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works)