Facing Up to Thatcherism - The History of NALGO 1979-93 (Hardcover)

Throughout the 1980s Mrs Thatcher dominated political life in the UK and Thatcherism became the shorthand for a series of political initiatives all over the world. Most accounts of these years have concentrated on the economics of free markets and privatization. This book takes a different stance through a detailed analysis of the responses of NALGO (The National and Local Government Officers Association) members, activists, leaders, and officials to the government's public sector reform and restructuring programme. Employees in health, local government, and education faced cuts in funding, compulsory competitive tendering, internal markets, and new management practices associated with HRM and TQM. Others in the gas, water, electricity, and transport industries faced wholesale privatization. This unique account of the period written from the evidence and perspective of those involved will be an important source for researchers, teachers, and practitioners in politics, industrial relations, public administration, and management concerned with the events and lessons of the 1980s.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2001
Authors:	Michael Ironside (Professor of Industrial Relations) • Roger Seifert (Lecturer in Industrial Relations)
Dimensions:	243 x 162 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	468
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-924075-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Civil service & public sector Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > Trade unions Promotions
LSN:	0-19-924075-2
Barcode:	9780199240753

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