History A-Level

Social Contract

What Social Contract means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Social Contract

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Industrial policy that aimed to limit wage demands, but whose breakdown culminated in the 1978–1979 Winter of Discontent.

AQA · 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The end of Post-War Consensus, 1970–1979 (study guide)

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2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The end of Post-War Consensus, 1970–1979 (AQA A-Level)

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