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The Effects of British Industrial Relations Legislation 1979-97

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  • William Brown
  • Simon Deakin
  • Paul Ryan

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The recent change of government brings to an end a sustained attempt to transform British industrial relations by legislative action. This article explores the consequences. It explains the cumulative effect of the legal changes since 1979, including the growing influence of the European Community, and examines the economic and social results. While legal intervention has had an impact on the institutions of industrial relations, most notably in reducing the power of organised labour, this cannot be isolated from wider structural changes in labour and product markets. A review of research on economic outcomes suggests an uneven and tenuous link between institutional change and economic performance.

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  • William Brown & Simon Deakin & Paul Ryan, 1997. "The Effects of British Industrial Relations Legislation 1979-97," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 161(1), pages 69-83, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:niesru:v:161:y:1997:i:1:p:69-83
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    1. Simon Deakin & Frank Wilkinson, 2000. "Capabilities, Spontaneous Order, And Social Rights," Working Papers wp174, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
    2. Addison, John T. & Siebert, W. Stanley, 2002. "Changes in Collective Bargaining in the U.K," IZA Discussion Papers 562, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Oulton, Nicholas, 2013. "Medium and long run prospects for UK growth in the aftermathof the financial crisis," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 58239, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    4. Paul Ryan, 2011. "Apprenticeship: between theory and practice, school and workplace," Economics of Education Working Paper Series 0064, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW), revised Oct 2011.
    5. Susan Hayter, 2011. "Introduction," Chapters, in: Susan Hayter (ed.), The Role of Collective Bargaining in the Global Economy, chapter 1, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    6. John Forth, 2008. "Workplace Employee Representatives, 1980-2004," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 317, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

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