The political economy of Britain in crisis : trade unions and the banking sector / Christopher Kirkland.
By: Kirkland, Christopher [author.]
Series: Building a sustainable political economy: ; Palgrave pivot: Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017Description: xiii, 207 pages : illustrations, tablesContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783319592374; 9783319592381Subject(s): Trade-unions -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 -- Government policy -- Great Britain | Labour economics -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1964-1979 | Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 338.540941 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 338.540941 KIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 020519 |
The trade union crisis of 1976-9 -- Placing the Thatcher reforms in the context of the capital/labour relationship -- The financial crisis of 2007.
"This book explores two recent crises in British political economy: the crisis of 1976-9, for which the trade unions were impugned, and the 2007 economic crisis, for which bankers were (at least initially) blamed. The author argues that the "crisis resolution" of the former - principally the Thatcherite reforms of the 1980s - led to the emergence of the banking crisis. Further, Kirkland demonstrates how narratives of blame have emerged and were used in both instances to promote specific agendas. Narrations of blame and crises were used to curb the trade union powers in the 1980s, whilst the 2007 crisis was quickly reframed as one of excessive government spending, which in turn has led to policies of austerity."-- Taken from back cover.