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SUMMARY:How might we protect the wages of the weak? - Professor William Br
 own\, Montague Burton Professor of Industrial Relations\, University of Ca
 mbridge
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CONTACT:Paul Ireland
DESCRIPTION:Throughout much of the 20th century\, the wages of the weak we
 re enhanced\, directly or indirectly\, by the strength of trade unions. In
  the past two or three decades\, global competitive pressures have undermi
 ned them. The consequent increase of inequality threatens social stability
 . One response has been greater government intervention with\, for example
 \, more use of minimum wages. Another response is the mobilisation of cons
 umers to protect employment standards by reputational threats to brand nam
 es. Wages are too important to society to be left to unconstrained market 
 forces.\n\nBooking is essential as places are limited – "book online via
  the ICE website":http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/madingleylectures/how-might-we-
 protect-the-wages-of-the-weak
LOCATION:Institute of Continuing Education\, Madingley Hall
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