What are the key differences between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Labour? Explanatory Concepts in Political Science Ben Aston 25.02.03 Since 1979 there have been dramatic changes in both the structure and organisation of the Labour Party. In part‚ this was in response to their failure to win a general election between 1979 and 1997. However‚ the change goes much further than that and can be perceived as a reflection of the continued struggle between ideologies
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persuading the government that reform was needed. However‚ this was only one of a handful of factors that influenced the government. As well as national security‚ the Government was also concerned over the national efficiency of the country. The new Labour party competed with the Liberals and promised the country social reforms‚ and in order for the Liberal Government to stay in power they had to offer similar reforms in order not to lose votes. Although‚ the simple change of attitudes within the Liberal
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China and India According to china‚ Industrial relation has its roots in the industrial revolution which created the modern employment relationship by spawning free labour markets and large-scale industrial organizations with thousands of wage workers. As society struggled with these massive economic and social changes‚ labour problems arose. Low wages‚ long working hours‚ monotonous
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fractures between various factions of society highlighted. Towards this end‚ the role of women is featured in this period. The rise of a political dimension that was more vociferous than ever before and issues of labour conflict‚ throws up several sub categories of Capital versus labour‚ ownership of work and the rights and roles of workers and management. This essay will demonstrate these themes are related‚ the working class of the Clyde were suppressed and exploited by the establishment and
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The problem of child labour exploitation is a major challenge to the progress of developing countries. Children work at the cost of their right to education which leaves them permanently trapped in the poverty cycle‚ without the education and literacy required for better-paying jobs. This is particularly serious in India as it tops the list with the highest number of child labourers in the world. The 2001 national census of India estimated the total number of child labour‚ aged 5–14‚ to be at 17
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STATUTORY COUNCILS Labour Relations Act 28 of 1956 includes as one of the aims of the Act‚ the prevention and settlement of disputes between employers and employees. Industrial councils were the primary institution for collective bargaining; generally they were system that involved a form of centralised bargaining in a particular industry or segment of an industry (Alan Rycroft‚ Barney Jordaan‚ 1992:146) Industrial councils consisted of representatives from one or more employer parties and one
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Many believed that Thatcher offered an alternative to the Labour government‚ a change‚ so after Callaghan’s government was destroyed by economic crises‚ rising unemployment‚ hostile trade unions and political misjudgements the Conservatives had a landslide victory with 43.9% of the vote. Before the Conservative rise to power with Thatcher‚ the Labour party had experience many troubles during their time in government‚ perhaps this is why the Conservatives won the General election. However was this
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Labour relations Labour relations refers to the relations between employers and employees. They are affected by certain factors‚ including labour organizations‚ collective bargaining‚ labour market‚ government policy‚ the structure of the economy‚ labour law and technological change. Since industrial relations are regularly connected with unions‚ it is noteworthy that in Canada‚ until the 1970s‚ a greater part of unions and union members belonged to American-based craft and industrial unions. According
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1. What distinguishes personnel economics from labour economics? Personnel economics is the narrow sub-discipline of economics studying the internal personnel workings of the organization where labour economics is a sub-discipline of economics studying the interaction of various actors (employees‚ non-workers‚ organisations and governments) in the labour market and of broad labour market processes and outcomes. 2. What insights may economic models bring to bear
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Labour law history Part of a series on Organized labour | | The labour movement[show] | Labour rights[show] | Trade unions[show] | Labour parties[show] | Academic disciplines[show] | * v * t * e | Main article: History of labour law Labour law arose due to the demand for workers to have better conditions‚ the right to organize‚ or‚ alternatively‚ the right to work without joining a labour union‚ and the simultaneous demands of employers to restrict the powers of workers’
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