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Continuity or change in business representation in Britain? An assessment of the Heseltine initiatives of the 1990s
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Greaves, Justin (2008) Continuity or change in business representation in Britain? An assessment of the Heseltine initiatives of the 1990s. Environment and Planning C: Government & Policy , Vol.26 (No.5). pp. 998-1015. doi:10.1068/c0746r ISSN 0263-774X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c0746r
Abstract
Britain has a fragmented, overlapping, and underresourced system of business representation. Attempts at reform, however, have proved difficult and largely unsuccessful. A coherent and logical system is relevant, in terms of both an effective dialogue between government and business, and the promotion of competitiveness and productivity. Through interviews and archival evidence, I look at how government has attempted to reform business associations. The main focus is the Heseltine initiatives of the 1990s: I outline the various initiatives taken, reveal the extent to which policy represented continuity or change, and consider whether the initiatives were effective. I show that they had a degree of success but that they would have made greater impact if they had been sustained over a longer period of time. A consideration of the historical context, moreover, suggests there may be limits to the role of government intervention in business association reform.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Heseltine, Michael, 1933-, Business and politics -- Great Britain, Industrial policy -- Great Britain, Representative government and representation -- Great Britain, Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1979-1997 | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Environment and Planning C: Government & Policy | ||||
Publisher: | Pion Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0263-774X | ||||
Official Date: | October 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.26 | ||||
Number: | No.5 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 998-1015 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1068/c0746r | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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