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The Closed Shop: Debate, Policy and the Purpose of this Book

In: The Closed Shop in British Industry

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  • Stephen Dunn

    (Kingston Polytechnic)

  • John Gennard

    (University of Strathclyde)

Abstract

We wrote this book because the one comprehensive study of the closed shop in Britain is now twenty years old. The study is McCarthy’s.1 It has endured well into an era in which, according to piecemeal evidence, the pattern and nature of the practice has changed significantly. A replacement seems long overdue. In attempting to provide it we were inclined to adopt an approach broadly similar to McCarthy’s. Like him, we were primarily interested in the perennial industrial-relations themes of job control and job regulation. Consequently our main focus is on the purpose and influence of the closed shop in the relationship between trade unions and management.

Suggested Citation

  • Stephen Dunn & John Gennard, 1984. "The Closed Shop: Debate, Policy and the Purpose of this Book," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Closed Shop in British Industry, chapter 1, pages 1-11, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-17532-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-17532-1_1
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