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From Center Stage To Bit Player: Trade Unions And The British Economy

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  • CHRIS F. WRIGHT

    (Work and Organisational Studies, School of Business, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)

  • WILLIAM BROWN

    (Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Abstract

Over the past 30 years, British unions have been marginalised from economic policymaking. Union membership and collective bargaining coverage have fallen dramatically, and the sometimes negative economic impact of unions at the workplace level has disappeared. While strong unions were once key contributors to macroeconomic problems such as high inflation, the weakening of organised labour has created other economic problems for policymakers in Britain, such as rising inequality. The social and political consequences of deepening inequality may force a reconsideration of the role of both the state and of unions in upholding labour standards.

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  • Chris F. Wright & William Brown, 2014. "From Center Stage To Bit Player: Trade Unions And The British Economy," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 59(04), pages 1-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:59:y:2014:i:04:n:s0217590814500301
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590814500301
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