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Trade Unions: Resurgence or Demise?

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  • Sue Fernie
  • David Metcalf

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Trade unions have been in decline in Britain for 25 years. A new book edited by Sue Fernie and David Metcalf - and featuring contributions from most leading analysts of the labour movement - takes a generally pessimistic view of their likely future.

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  • Sue Fernie & David Metcalf, 2005. "Trade Unions: Resurgence or Demise?," CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance 178, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Handle: RePEc:cep:cepcnp:178
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