Management by Agreement

An Alternative to the Industrial Relations Act

W.E.J. McCarthy, N.D. Ellis

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01 December 2025

Economics of industrial organisation; Employment & unemployment; Political economy; Management of specific areas; Industry & industrial studies

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations

Management by Agreement (1973) examines the ramifications of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act and industrial relations in Britain. It looks at the threats of Government legal action against trade unions and the reform of collective bargaining, and concludes that the Act fails to deal with management’s crucial problem: the interaction of two opposing pressures from the workforces and the economic climate.

By: W.E.J. McCarthy, N.D. Ellis
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032816395
ISBN 10: 1032816392
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. The Argument of the Book 2. Alternative Views of the Problem 3. The Case for the Act 4. The Case Against the Act 5. The Limitations of Donovan 6. Management by Agreement 7. The Case for Constructive Mediation 8. What the Law Can Do 9. A Programme for Reform and its Limits