{"product_id":"wage-politics-in-britain-the-rise-and-fall-of-incomes-policies-since-1945-9781902210919","title":"Wage Politics in Britain: The Rise and Fall of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis text provides a comprehensive and in-depth account of the history of incomes policies in post-war Britain, detailing in particular attempts at securing wage restraint pursued by each government up to 1979, and how and why incomes policies were abandoned thereafter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As a chronicle of the political debates surrounding incomes policies, this volume is as comprehensive and well-argued as one could hope for. It powerfully and vividly recreates the terms of the ideological and political conflicts...and will become the standard account of those developments.\" -- Industrial and Labor Relations Review.\u003cbr\u003e\"A comprehensive analysis of the many attempts at incomes control that have been introduced by Governments of both persuasions since 1945.\" -- The Business Economist.\u003cbr\u003e\"A much-needed reassessment of the history of income policies in Britain. It is an important book for those concerned with post-1945 British history, both political and economic, as well as for those interested in the history of industrial relations.\" -- Chris Wrigley, Professor of Modern British History, University of Nottingham.\u003cbr\u003e\"This readable and well-researched volume deals with the fundamental conflict in post-war British labour history between the desire of trade unions to remain collective bargainers free from state control and the needs of governments to contain wage-push inflation through incomes policies. It is a valuable contribution to an all-important debate that did so much to shape the character of Britain's post-war political economy.\" -- Robert Taylor, Financial Times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Wage politics in Britain; What is to be done about wages? The Attlee governments, 1945-1951; Seeking conciliation and consensus: The Conservatives, 1951-1964; Through deflation and devaluation to despair: The Wilson governments, 1964-1970; The U-turn beyond Selsdon: The Heath government, 1970-1974; Seeking to sustain a social contract: The Wilson-Callaghan governments, 1974-1979; Back to free collective bargaining and beyond: The Thatcher-Major governments, 1979-1997; Towards New Labour, away from incomes policy: The Labour Party, 1979-2001; The rise and fall of incomes policy in Britain since 1945; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360233947479,"sku":"9781902210919","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781902210919.jpg?v=1754127068","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wage-politics-in-britain-the-rise-and-fall-of-incomes-policies-since-1945-9781902210919","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}