Pull me up, weigh me down
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The UK's economy has taken a turn for the better, causing the rest of Europe to to look more closely at the UK's American-style labor policy. The UK's exceptions to the Maastricht treaty's social chapter pertain to labor costs, work hours, and termination of employment rules.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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The delicate state of health: Britain
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Virginia Bottomley, British health secretary has been urged to reorganize the cumbersome structure of the one million-employee National Health Service. Another pressing problem however is funding for the service. Higher patient charges may help.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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