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The impact of Brexit on British wages
Money & Business

The impact of Brexit on British wages

...business” policies in the name of increasing “competitiveness”. To provide a brief historical overview of this relationship – England was the first country in the world to industrialise beginning in the early 19th century. Although first considered illegal, unions were officially legalised in 1857. Over the next century, they would be influential in representing...
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Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

...money that have been spent in Wales’ poorest communities since 2000, made tangible through the ‘paid for by EU’ signs which dot the landscape, could potentially influence people’s views of the EU and remind them of its relative generosity when compared to the British state. This was wrong. These signs and other totems of EU benevolence, although now painfully...
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Explore OpenLearn from The Open University
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Explore OpenLearn from The Open University

...Business and ManagementOur top three free courses You can check out the full range of Business and Management learning materials available on OpenLearn for free here - this includes articles, badged courses, videos and interactives. Explore our range of Business and Management qualifications with The Open University, and discover the flexible way to get the degree...
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Fiscal Responsibility and Monetary Policy
Society, Politics & Law

Fiscal Responsibility and Monetary Policy

...money to influence the economy? Over the past century governments have used a variety of strategies to avoid economic instability, and the current economic crisis has been handled very differently from the Great Depression, the last comparable global downturn. Getting the balance right - between government spending and taxation, low inflation and low unemployment, low...
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Atom Bomb in Popular Culture
History & The Arts

Atom Bomb in Popular Culture

...end. Mad About A Bomb By the end of the 1950s, public opinion about the bomb had started to shift. A Bomb Under Reagan By the 1970s the Cold War tensions were beginning to thaw, as people grew less worried about nuclear catastrophe than about the Vietnam War. A Bomb On The Loose By the 1980s the Soviet Union had spent decades pouring money into weapons and foreign wars....
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Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...business schools, Khotiyal and colleagues – who are organisational studies scholars – have argued that the management knowledge that is considered legitimate and high-quality both in the global south and in the global north is based on international journal rankings whereby high-level journals are exclusively based in the US and the UK. This leads business schools and...
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Ecology and economy under the fig tree in South Asian Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Ecology and economy under the fig tree in South Asian Cities

...businesses to set up their stalls and entice commuters with goods and services that are just right for their needs. And it’s not just sugarcane juice vendors or flower sellers, I have occasionally seen a shoe polish stall or a hairdressing salon set up under urban trees. This is a mesmerising combination of ecology and economy in action. In this article, I will explore...
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Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
History & The Arts

Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world

...business and even marriage. Before social media, they provided some of the most effective networks. Of course, not all migrants choose to join an ethnic association. But the reach of these organisations was wider than traditional studies suggest. This is because ethnic associations are not simply about celebrating a group’s culture or reminiscing about the past –...
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