Skills policy in Britain and the future of work: a historical-political analysis

2026/06/09 by Josh Patel · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Labor Movements and Unions #Education Systems and Policy #Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

paper · doi:10.1080/13636820.2026.2687892

openalex publication_date 2026/06/09 · openalex created_date 2026/06/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

In his book Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work: A Historical Political Analysis (2025), Tom Bewick has provided an important and accessible point of orientation in the field of ‘skills...

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• New review from me: Tom Bewick's excellent Skills Policy in Britain (2025) for @jvetjournal.bsky.social: this critical and personal view illuminates the centralising and constraining impulses of polic [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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