During Its 1970s-Economic Crisis, Britain Tried a Corporatist Wage Bargaining

question 22

Multiple Choice

During its 1970s-economic crisis, Britain tried a corporatist wage bargaining approach, the result of which was that

• A)Britain's labor unions became very similar to Germany's
• B)local unions ignored what peak associations negotiated
• C)the number of strikes was reduced
• D)British industry's influence was damaged

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