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C. Allum & J. Quigley (1983) ‘Bricks in the Wall’, Capital and Class No.21, Winter

A. Anderson (1981a) ‘Alienating Skill Shortages’, Institute for Manpower Studies

A. Anderson (1981b) Computer Occupational Skills to End 1982

J. Ardill (1984) ‘Youth board fails to avert training cuts,’ Guardian, 14 February

Auew Journal (1979) Selected letters and articles, January and February

Y. Bennett & D. Carter (1983) Day Release for Girls EOC, Manchester

W. Berliner (1984) ‘Wider Role for MSC in Further Education’, Guardian, 1 February

P. Brelsford , G. Smith & A. Rix (1982) Give us a break, MSC

M. Brown (1983) ‘Firms seeking £100m to train engineers’, Guardian, 14 November

M Brown (1984) ‘No skills equals no future,’ Guardian, 7 March

J. Carvel (1984) ‘MSC jobs training plan faces councils’ boycott,’ Guardian, 24 February

C. Cockburn (1983) Brothers, Pluto Press

CBI (1982) Press release for Confederation of British Industry

M. Cross (1983) ‘Skill Requirements for process industries’, Employment Gazette, May

Dawes, T. Bederman & J. Harvey (1982) ‘What happens after YOP’, Employment Gazette, January

The Economist (1983) ‘Open talents’, 14 August

The Economist (1984) ‘Labour pains’, 7 January

EOC (1981) ‘Women and Underachievement at Work’ EOC Bulletin, Spring

EOC (1982) ‘Gender and the Secondary School Curriculum’, EOC Bulletin, Spring

J. Fairley & J. Grahl (1982) ‘Conservative Training Policy and the Alternatives’, paper for Socialist Economic Review Conference, September

D. Finn (1984) ‘Britain's Misspent Youth’, Marxism Today, February

G. Greenhalgh & M. Stewart (1982) ‘The Effects and Determinants of Training’, University of Warwick, August

GLMB (1983) ‘Youth Training Scheme’, Greater London Manpower Board, 10 March

GLTB (1983) ‘Adult Training in London in 1980s’, Greater London Training Board, 6 May

Hansard (1981) ‘Second Reading Debate – Employment and Training Bill, HMSO, 9 February

R. Hewitt (1982) ‘What about the Technicians’, National Electronics Review

G. Holland (1979) ‘The Youth Opportunities Programme’, Trends in Education, summer

C. Huhne (1983) ‘Will the real supply-siders please stand up?’, Guardian, 25 August

IDS (1982) ‘An End to the Time-Served Apprenticeship’, IDS Report, 387; October

I. Jones (1982) ‘The New Training Initiative – an Evaluation’, NIER, No. 99, February

LRD (1983) ‘Apprenticeship at the Cross Roads’ Labour Research Department Bulletin, January

LRD (1984) ‘MSC tries the gag,’ Bulletin, February

D J Lee (1972) ‘Very small firms and the training of engineering craftsmen’, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. X, No 2.

H. Levin and R. Rumberger (1983) ‘The Educational Implications of High Technology’ Stanford University, February

MSC (1981) A New Training Initiative: A Consultative Document, May

MSC (1983a) Towards an Adult Training Strategy’, April

MSC (1983b) Annual Report 1982/3, July

P. Marsh (1983) ‘A Brighter Future for the Computer Kids’, New Scientist, 18 August

K. Middlemas (1983) ‘The Supremacy of Party’, New Statesman, 10 June

R. Norton-Taylor (1983) ‘MSC Training Role May be Switched to Private Sector’, Guardian, 11 January

Network Training Group (1983) Training and the State, Manchester

A. Phillips and B. Taylor (1980) ‘Sex and skill’, Feminist Review, No. 6

NEDC (1982) ‘Education and Industry, Memorandum by the Director General, No. 55

M. Oatey (1970) ‘The Economics of Training with Respect to the Firm’, British Journal of Industrial Relations, March

D. O'Connor (1982) ‘Probabilities of employment after work experience’, Employment Gazette, January

F.J.C. Perry (1976) The Evolution of British Manpower Policy, London BACIE

A. Pike (1983a) ‘Training plan “may alter job entry standards”’, Financial Times, 11 March

A. Pike (1983b) ‘Construction Chief Warns MSC on Training Scheme’, Financial Times, 23 November

A. Pike (1983c) ‘Pressure Mounts for YTS Action’, Financial Times, 25 November

A. Pike (1983d) ‘Retraining Loans Considered’, Financial Times, 26 November

A. Pike (1983e) ‘Engineers Expect Apprentice Intake to be Record Low’, Financial Times, 25 June

A. Pike (1984) ‘Making industrial training “market-oriented”,’ Financial Times, 1 February

S. J. Prais & K. Wagner (1983) ‘Some Practical Aspects of Human Capital Investment’, NIER, August

S. Rothwell & D. Davidson (1982) New Technology: Training for the Change, Employment Gazette, July

SCPS (1982) Back to Work, London

Secretary of State for Employment, for Education and Science, for Scotland and for Wales (1984) Training for Jobs, London: HMSO Cmnd. 9135, January

C. Short (1983) YOP Youth Training and the MSC, Paper at Training and the State Conference, April

J. Sleigh , R. Taylor (1983) ‘Thatcher Job Plan Fiasco’, Observer 13 March

R. Tenne (1981) A Study of the Training Provided by Manufacturers/Suppliers of Word Processors, MSC, February

B. Walden (1984) Weekend World, ITV; 5 February

D. Werneke (1983) Microelectronics and Office Jobs, Geneva: ILO

A. Wickham (1983) The State and Training Programmes for Women in The Changing Experience of Women, London: Martin Robertson

Hilary Wilce (1984) ‘TVEI girls still suffer from narrow job choices’, Times Educational Supplement, February 24th

P. Wilkins Women and Engineering in the Plymouth Area, EOC Bulletin, Summer

Women's Committee Support Unit (1983) Training for women in London GLC/GLTB

M. Woodhall (1974) Investment in Industrial Training, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. XII, No. 1, March