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Book SynopsisWhile recent studies have highlighted the phenomenon and risks of increased inequalities between the top and the bottom of society, little research has so far been carried out on trends relating to the median income range that generally represents the middle class. This volume examines the following questions: what are the main transformations in the world of work over the last 20 years in terms of the labour market, social dialogue and conditions of work, wages and incomes that may have affected the middle class? How has the middle class been shaped by the financial and economic crisis? What are the long-term trends for the middle class in Europe?This volume also investigates the potential risks and effects of the reshuffling, or even weakening, of the middle class. On the social side, it explores the ramifications of further retrenchment of the European Social Model, which to a great extent has traditionally been funded by the middle class. On the economic side, the book investigates whether this process - especially from the perspective of consumption and human capital - is endangering the long-term sustainability of the current economic model. While presenting evidence of a definite erosion of the middle class, this book assesses the specific situation in each individual EU Member State on the basis of detailed statistics and case studies of professional categories that traditionally represent the middle class.This book issues a timely warning about the latest trends and future of the middle class in Europe. On this basis, it presents policy considerations and options that will be useful to policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in Europe. Scholars and researchers of European studies and social policy, especially from its sustainability perspective, will find the volume an invaluable reference.Contributors include: J.I. Antón, D. Anxo, T. Barbieri, G. Bosch, P. Courtioux, C. Erhel, K. Espenberg, A. Figueiredo, H. Figueiredo, S. Giakoumatos, P. González, D. Grimshaw, T. Kalina, M. Karamessini, S. Kuypers, B. Maître, N. Maitre, I. Marx, J. Masso, I. Mierina, R. Muñoz-de-Bustillo Llorente, B. Nolan, A. Rafferty, W. Salverda, L.D. Santos, A. Simonazzi, I.G. Tóth, D. Vaughan-Whitehead, R. Vazquez-AlvarezTable of ContentsContents: 1. Is The World of Work Behind Middle Class Reshuffling? Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, Rosalie Vazquez-Alvarez and Nicolas Maitre 2. Is The World of Work Stimulating Middle Class Growth in the Baltic States? Jaan Masso, Inta Mierina and Kerly Espenberg 3. Social Concertation and Middle Class Stability in Belgium Sarah Kuypers and Ive Marx 4. Transformation in the World of Work and the Middle Class: The French Experience Pierre Courtioux and Christine Erhel 5. The Erosion of the German Middle Class: The End of the ‘Levelled-Out, Middle Class Society’? Gerhard Bosch and Thorsten Kalina 6. The Greek Middle Classes Facing an Uncertain Future Maria Karamessini and Stefanos Giakoumatos 7. Is Hungary Still in Search of its Middle Class? István György Tóth 8. Middle Incomes in Boom and Bust: The Irish Experience Bertrand Maître and Brian Nolan 9. The Middle Class in Italy: Reshuffling, Erosion, Polarization Annamaria Simonazzi and Teresa Barbieri 10. Stagnating Incomes and the Middle Class in the Netherlands: Running to Stand Still? Wiemer Salverda 11. Still Holding On? Inequality, Labour Market and Middle Income Groups in Portugal Pilar GonzáLez, AntóNio Figueiredo, Hugo Figueiredo and Luis Delfim Santos 12. Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Changes in the World of Work and the Middle Class in Spain Rafael Muñoz-De-Bustillo and José-Ignacio Antón 13. The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Middle Class? Dominique Anxo 14. How Have Middle-Income Households Fared in Unequal Britain? A Focus on Work and Employment Trends Damian Grimshaw and Anthony Rafferty Index

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge book charts the latest ideas and concepts in employment relations research. Mapping out the intellectual boundaries of the field, The Future of Work and Employment outlines the key research and policy outcomes for work and employment in the age of digitisation and artificial intelligence. Internationally renowned contributors unpack the implications of the latest developments in employment relations, from the rise of the gig economy to the role of platform companies, from perspectives such as employment (in)security, equity, fairness, wellbeing and voice. Reviewing the extant literature on the future of work, and exploring the biggest issues facing the modern workforce, this book argues for a research base that allows more sober reflections on the grand claims that dictate the future of work. Empirically-grounded and incisively-argued, the book forms critical reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of business and human resource management, featuring insight into the latest developments in the field. Researchers, policymakers and practitioners will also benefit from its implications for policy and its blending of theory and practice. Trade Review'Many talk about the future of work. This volume refreshingly replaces grand pronouncements, sweeping generalizations, and a narrow focus on technology and the gig economy with thoughtful, nuanced reflections on a wide range of challenges. Taken together, this collection of stimulating chapters results in a robust research agenda that should help define the future of the future of work.' --John W. Budd, University of Minnesota, US, and author of The Thought of WorkTable of ContentsContents: PART I THE CHANGING CONTEXT 1 Understanding the future of work 2 Adrian Wilkinson and Michael Barry PART II CHANGING PRACTICES 2 Work ‘or’ employment in the 21st century: its impact on the employment relationship 19 Chris Brewster and Peter Holland 3 Unpaid work experience and internships: a growing and contested feature of the future of work 33 Paula McDonald and Deanna Grant-Smith 4 Diversity and inclusion in a changing world of work 49 Gill Kirton 5 Contemporary challenges in meaningful work 65 Catherine Bailey and Adrian Madden 6 Employment and work in Europe: improvement or just change? 83 David Foden PART III THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE OF WORK 7 Financing the future of work: who pays? 103 Jean Cushen 8 Future of Work (FoW) and gender 119 Sarah Kaine, Frances Flanagan and Katherine Ravenswood 9 Biotechnological change and its implications 139 David Peetz and Georgina Murray 10 Work and wages in the gig economy: can there be a high road? 156 Joshua Healy and Andreas Pekarek 11 The growing disruptive impact of work automation: where should future research focus? 174 Victor Gekara and Darryn Snell 12 Governing Global Production Networks in the new economy 189 Huw Thomas 13 Navigating the future of work to build meaningful careers 204 Edwin Trevor-Roberts 14 The future of employee engagement: the challenge of separating old wine from new bottles 223 Bruce E. Kaufman, Michael Barry, Adrian Wilkinson and Rafael Gomez Index 245

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Book SynopsisHistorical Studies in Industrial Relations was established in 1996 by the Centre for Industrial Relations, Keele University, to provide an outlet for, and to stimulate an interest in, historical work in the field of industrial relations and the history of industrial relations thought. Content broadly covers the employment relationship and economic, social and political factors surrounding it – such as labour markets, union and employer policies and organization, the law, and gender and ethnicity. Articles with an explicit political dimension, particularly recognising divisions within the working class and within workers’ organizations, will be encouraged, as will historical work on labour law.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the 2008 economic crisis, the situation for young people deteriorated dramatically in many European countries. Employment and training opportunities have reduced, and levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased. This book evaluates both institutional frameworks and programmes as well as the quantitative and qualitative basis of judgements in European youth policies that dominate current strategies. Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times uses EU survey data and in-depth qualitative research to examine the education, employment experiences and quality of life of young people in Europe. It develops an extensive critique of the dominant policy approaches used in Europe, which aim to tackle the challenges facing disadvantaged young people through a focus on work first and a narrow human capital centered approach of integration. In response, the book analyses and discusses alternatives emerging from an application of Amartya Sens's Capability Approach to youth policies and an enlarged concept of participation. Offering quantitative and qualitative analysis which aim to develop new and progressive ways to assess the situation of socially disadvantaged young people in Europe, this book will be fascinating reading for students and teachers of social policy, as well as policy-makers, social practitioners and social scientists.Contributors include: G. Acconcia, R. Atzmüller, E. Baillergeau, S. Belda-Miquel, T. Berthet, B. Beuret, A. Boni Aristizábal, J.-M. Bonvin, E. Chiappero-Martinetti, S. Dahmen, J.W. Duyvendak, V. Egdell, A.K. Frørup, C. Goffette, H. Graham, P.R. Graziano, B. Haidinger, N.R. Jensen, C.C. Kjeldsen, A. Knecht, T. Ley, A. Lopez-Fogues, H.-U. Otto, A. Peruzzi, R. Raeside, G. Roets, R. Roose, V. Simon, A.M.C. Spreafico, C. Vandekinderen, H. Van Keer, J. VeroTrade Review‘This more nuanced and contextualised analysis of young people's lives and aspirations, developed through participatory research methodologies that reveal both objective and subjective disadvantage,and myriad strat­egies for addressing it, is perhaps the best I have read for many years. It is damning in its critique of many contemporary social policies directed towards young people, and direct in its advocacy of some very plausible alternatives.’ -- Howard Williamson, European Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsContent: Introduction: Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times? Creating Collaborative and Transformative Capabilities through Participation Hans-Uwe Otto, Valerie Egdell, Jean-Michel Bonvin and Roland Atzmüller PART I The Capabilities of Disadvantaged Young People in Europe 1. Analysing Inequality and Disadvantage from a Capability Perspective Jean-Michel Bonvin, Benoît Beuret and Stephan Dahmen 2. The Participation of the Young in the European Union Céline Goffette, Josiane Vero, Helen Graham, Robert Raeside, Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, Alberta M.C. Spreafico and Agnese Peruzzi 3. One Youth, one Voice: Principles of Justice and Public Policies for Early School Leavers in France Thierry Berthet and Véronique Simon 4. Towards a Subjective Capability Quality of Life Scale (SCQL) in Europe Christian Christrup Kjeldsen 5. Capabilities, Participation and Public Policies for Young People: A Critical Analysis of a Local Policy Process in Spain Sergio Belda-Miquel, Alejandra Boni Aristizábal and Aurora López-Fogués PART II Training and Employment Policies in Europe: A Way Towards the Enhancement of Young People’s Capabilities? 6. Vocational Training in the Framework of the ‘Austrian Training Guarantee’ Roland Atzmüller and Alban Knecht 7. Participation and Expectations: The Youth Guarantee in Italy – A Comparison Study in Lombardy and Campania Giuseppe Acconcia and Paolo Roberto Graziano 8. The Dynamics of Youth Policies in Switzerland: Between Participation and Activation Stephan Dahmen, Jean-Michel Bonvin and Benoît Beuret 9. Integrating Young People into Society: Perceptions of Enabling Agents Robert Raeside, Valerie Egdell and Helen Graham 10. Contextual and Individual Determinants of Involuntary Jobs among Young Workers in Europe: A Capability Approach Céline Goffette and Josiane Vero PART III Participation as Research Method and Policy Strategy: Creating and Unleashing Transformative Capabilities 11. Full Participation Matters? A Subject Orientated Approach to Participation from a Capability Perspective Thomas Ley 12. The CCAPPA Method and the Capability Approach: Giving Voice to Young People in Research Through Participative Methods Véronique Simon and Thierry Berthet 13. Interventions of Feminist Youth Work: Towards Participatory Parity? Bettina Haidinger 14. Aspirations of Young People Living in Disadvantaged Areas in Denmark Niels Rosendal Jensen and Anna Kathrine Frørup PART IV CONCLUSION: Developing Capability Oriented Youth Policies to Fight Inequality and Disadvantage – Developing the Capability to Aspire and to Participate 15. Improving the Quality of Life of Disadvantaged Young People in Europe All Contributors 16. The Capability to Aspire of Young People in Disadvantaged Circumstances Evelyne Baillergeau and Jan Willem Duyvendak 17. Participation and Participatory Research from a Capability Perspective Caroline Vandekinderen, Griet Roets, Hilde Van Keer and Rudi Roose Index

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Book Synopsis'Korea owes its rise to the ranks of the most prosperous nations, largely, to its investment in human resources. Yet, significant gaps remain that block further improvements in the lives of its workers and citizens. This book is as authoritative and comprehensive as it is insightful on the strengths of the Korean system and the challenges Korean policymakers face. In this respect, this book is not simply a telling of the Korean condition but rather of every nation aspiring to prosperity.'- Anil Verma, University of Toronto, Canada'This book is a compedium of information on the evolution, development and practice of employment relations in South Korea. It records the dynamism that enables the tripartite actors in S. Korea to respond to changing economic and political development, as well as the tremendous industrialization that the country has witnessed in recent decades. The social partners have not only played an active role in shaping public policy, as well as the behaviour and interaction between them and the State. These have enormously contributed to industrial peace, industrialization and economic growth and development. This is a book that is surely to serve not only the academic community and the social partners in Korea, as they evaluate their own role, strategy and desirable changes so as to build on achieved success. For students of comparative employment relations, the book is a useful case study, and I commend it to the international employment relations community.'- Tayo Fashoyin, Retired Professor of Comparative Employment Relations; Former Director in the ILO, Geneva, and Former Secretary of ILERAThe Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations explores current employment and workplace relations practice in South Korea, tracing their origins to key historical events and inevitable cultural adaptation in one of Asia?s ?'miraculous? democracies'. This volume challenges common but dated misconceptions of Korean industrial relations fixated on an economically successful but politically turbulent past. As Korea?'s employment relations continue to evolve, the accommodations made by companies and labor provide powerful insights for leaders in developing economies worldwide striving for prosperity, stability, and democratization. This book focuses on current realities both social and economic to uncover the potent challenges facing employers and workers in a slow-growth era of union decline. Lee and Kaufman provide a wide-ranging and global perspective authored by established and up-and-coming scholars both in and outside Korea in fields such as labor law, sociology, industrial relations, and labor economics. Up-to-date evaluation, data and analysis provide a modern and innovative perspective on employment and industrial relations practice.Scholars of global and specifically Asian industrial relations, human resource management and modern comparative labor relations will find this book of value. Policy makers and CEOs in emerging economics will benefit from the modern and innovative perspective on employment and industrial relations practice, including CEOs managing workplaces in South Korea.Contributors include: J.R. Bellace, C. Brewster, H.-G. Chang, Y.-K. Choi, F.L. Cooke, V.L. Doellgast, M. Gunderson, J.-J. Hur, I. Jun, B.E. Kaufman, D.-B. Kim, D.-O. Kim, H. Kim, H.-T. Kim, T.A. Kochan, H. Kwon, R. Lansbury, B.-H. Lee, K.-S. Lee, S.-H. Lee, S.-M. Lee, Y.-M. Lee, D. Lewin, Y. Nho, K.W. Park, M.J. Park, K.-P. Roh, P. Sheldon, P.B. VoosTrade Review'This book is an invaluable source of information on Korean employment relations, and provides an interesting analysis of historical, current and future perspectives.' --Mia Ronmar, Lund University Law School, Sweden'As a developed country with fast economic growth in Asia, Korea has had an impressive development history and a remarkable model of employment and industrial relations. This book, as the collaborative achievement of the topflight Korean and international scholars, offers a comprehensive review and a balanced analysis of the characteristics, experiences, problems, and challenges of employment and industrial relations in Korea. It is a highly readable and thought-provoking account and serves as a very valuable contribution to comparative employment relations and global governance of employment and industrial relations.' --Xiangquan Zeng, The member of the ILERA Executive Committee, Renmin University of China'This book has a world interest for people that study and work in labour relations, it addresses universal problems such as: Women employment and gender inequality, the expectation of women in regards to marriage and child rearing, striket activity,etc. This book will also be very useful to people who work in Korean's facortires and business. It will be an important contribution to labour relations and for people who work in the field.' --Martha Monsalve Cuellar, ILERA Columbia President, Executive Committee MemberTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Dong-One Kim Introduction Young-Myon Lee and Bruce E. Kaufman PART I PRELIMINARY STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN SOUTH KOREA Byoung-Hoon Lee 1. Viewing Korean employment and industrial relations Young-Myon Lee and Bruce E. Kaufman 2. The historical development of employment and labor relations in Korea Kwang-Pyo Roh and Chris Brewster PART II INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN ACTORS: EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES, AND GOVERNMENT Thomas A. Kochan 3. The Korea Employers’ Federation and the development of Korean industrial relations In Jun, Peter Sheldon and Kang-Sung Lee 4. The faltering militancy of labor unions: Recent developments in collective bargaining Yongjin Nho and Hyung-Tag Kim 5. The evolution of HRM practices and labor unions Dong-Bae Kim and Fang Lee Cooke 6. Korean public sector employment relations Seung-Hyeob Lee and David Lewin 7. New trends in Korean labor interest representation Myung Joon Park PART III CHALLENGES FACING THE LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS Russell Lansbury 8. Changes in the Korean labor market Jai-Joon Hur 9. The proliferation of contingent workers Haejin Kim and Paula B. Voos 10. Human resource development Sang-Min Lee and Morley Gunderson 11. Women, employment and gender inequality in South Korea Heiwon Kwon and Virginia L. Doellgast PART IV NEW APPRAISAL AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Janice R. Bellace 12. Worker rights Hyuk Kwon 13. Strike activity in Korea Kyoung Won Park 14. Works councils in Korea: History, performance and assessment Bruce E. Kaufman and Young-Myon Lee 15. Social dialogue at a crossroads Hong-Geun Chang Conclusion: Korean employment and industrial relations – a work in progress Young-Ki Choi Index

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Book Synopsis'Korea owes its rise to the ranks of the most prosperous nations, largely, to its investment in human resources. Yet, significant gaps remain that block further improvements in the lives of its workers and citizens. This book is as authoritative and comprehensive as it is insightful on the strengths of the Korean system and the challenges Korean policymakers face. In this respect, this book is not simply a telling of the Korean condition but rather of every nation aspiring to prosperity.'- Anil Verma, University of Toronto, Canada'This book is a compedium of information on the evolution, development and practice of employment relations in South Korea. It records the dynamism that enables the tripartite actors in S. Korea to respond to changing economic and political development, as well as the tremendous industrialization that the country has witnessed in recent decades. The social partners have not only played an active role in shaping public policy, as well as the behaviour and interaction between them and the State. These have enormously contributed to industrial peace, industrialization and economic growth and development. This is a book that is surely to serve not only the academic community and the social partners in Korea, as they evaluate their own role, strategy and desirable changes so as to build on achieved success. For students of comparative employment relations, the book is a useful case study, and I commend it to the international employment relations community.'- Tayo Fashoyin, Retired Professor of Comparative Employment Relations; Former Director in the ILO, Geneva, and Former Secretary of ILERAThe Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations explores current employment and workplace relations practice in South Korea, tracing their origins to key historical events and inevitable cultural adaptation in one of Asia?s ?'miraculous? democracies'. This volume challenges common but dated misconceptions of Korean industrial relations fixated on an economically successful but politically turbulent past. As Korea?'s employment relations continue to evolve, the accommodations made by companies and labor provide powerful insights for leaders in developing economies worldwide striving for prosperity, stability, and democratization. This book focuses on current realities both social and economic to uncover the potent challenges facing employers and workers in a slow-growth era of union decline. Lee and Kaufman provide a wide-ranging and global perspective authored by established and up-and-coming scholars both in and outside Korea in fields such as labor law, sociology, industrial relations, and labor economics. Up-to-date evaluation, data and analysis provide a modern and innovative perspective on employment and industrial relations practice.Scholars of global and specifically Asian industrial relations, human resource management and modern comparative labor relations will find this book of value. Policy makers and CEOs in emerging economics will benefit from the modern and innovative perspective on employment and industrial relations practice, including CEOs managing workplaces in South Korea.Contributors include: J.R. Bellace, C. Brewster, H.-G. Chang, Y.-K. Choi, F.L. Cooke, V.L. Doellgast, M. Gunderson, J.-J. Hur, I. Jun, B.E. Kaufman, D.-B. Kim, D.-O. Kim, H. Kim, H.-T. Kim, T.A. Kochan, H. Kwon, R. Lansbury, B.-H. Lee, K.-S. Lee, S.-H. Lee, S.-M. Lee, Y.-M. Lee, D. Lewin, Y. Nho, K.W. Park, M.J. Park, K.-P. Roh, P. Sheldon, P.B. VoosTrade Review'This book is an invaluable source of information on Korean employment relations, and provides an interesting analysis of historical, current and future perspectives.' --Mia Ronmar, Lund University Law School, Sweden'As a developed country with fast economic growth in Asia, Korea has had an impressive development history and a remarkable model of employment and industrial relations. This book, as the collaborative achievement of the topflight Korean and international scholars, offers a comprehensive review and a balanced analysis of the characteristics, experiences, problems, and challenges of employment and industrial relations in Korea. It is a highly readable and thought-provoking account and serves as a very valuable contribution to comparative employment relations and global governance of employment and industrial relations.' --Xiangquan Zeng, The member of the ILERA Executive Committee, Renmin University of China'This book has a world interest for people that study and work in labour relations, it addresses universal problems such as: Women employment and gender inequality, the expectation of women in regards to marriage and child rearing, striket activity,etc. This book will also be very useful to people who work in Korean's facortires and business. It will be an important contribution to labour relations and for people who work in the field.' --Martha Monsalve Cuellar, ILERA Columbia President, Executive Committee MemberTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Dong-One Kim Introduction Young-Myon Lee and Bruce E. Kaufman PART I PRELIMINARY STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN SOUTH KOREA Byoung-Hoon Lee 1. Viewing Korean employment and industrial relations Young-Myon Lee and Bruce E. Kaufman 2. The historical development of employment and labor relations in Korea Kwang-Pyo Roh and Chris Brewster PART II INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN ACTORS: EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES, AND GOVERNMENT Thomas A. Kochan 3. The Korea Employers’ Federation and the development of Korean industrial relations In Jun, Peter Sheldon and Kang-Sung Lee 4. The faltering militancy of labor unions: Recent developments in collective bargaining Yongjin Nho and Hyung-Tag Kim 5. The evolution of HRM practices and labor unions Dong-Bae Kim and Fang Lee Cooke 6. Korean public sector employment relations Seung-Hyeob Lee and David Lewin 7. New trends in Korean labor interest representation Myung Joon Park PART III CHALLENGES FACING THE LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS Russell Lansbury 8. Changes in the Korean labor market Jai-Joon Hur 9. The proliferation of contingent workers Haejin Kim and Paula B. Voos 10. Human resource development Sang-Min Lee and Morley Gunderson 11. Women, employment and gender inequality in South Korea Heiwon Kwon and Virginia L. Doellgast PART IV NEW APPRAISAL AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Janice R. Bellace 12. Worker rights Hyuk Kwon 13. Strike activity in Korea Kyoung Won Park 14. Works councils in Korea: History, performance and assessment Bruce E. Kaufman and Young-Myon Lee 15. Social dialogue at a crossroads Hong-Geun Chang Conclusion: Korean employment and industrial relations – a work in progress Young-Ki Choi Index

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Book Synopsis'This timely book offers not only richly textured studies of European trade union responses to the influx of immigrant workers across the continent, but also an insightful comparative analysis. Building on an earlier volume that the editors published at the turn of the 21st century, this one focuses on the new challenges posed by growing economic globalization, trade union decline, and the surge of xenophobia among European workers. It deserves a prominent spot on the bookshelf of anyone interested in labor movements and migration, not only in Europe but worldwide.'- Ruth Milkman, The Graduate Center, City University of New York'Trade Unions and Migrant Workers updates the classic ''three-dilemmas'' thesis of Penninx and Roosblad, demonstrating its continuing relevance in today's shifting migration context. Drawing on national case studies of union responses to labour migration, it shows that while the balance of power and incentive structures unions face have shifted, the fundamental strategic dilemmas posed to unions by labour migration remain the same. This book will be a go-to citation for me in the coming years.'- Nathan Lillie, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland This timely book analyzes the relationship between trade unions, immigration and migrant workers across eleven European countries in the period between the 1990s and 2015. It constitutes an extensive update of a previous comparative analysis - published by Rinus Penninx and Judith Roosblad in 2000 - that has become an important reference in the field. The book offers an overview of how trade unions manage issues of inclusion and solidarity in the current economic and political context, characterized by increasing challenges for labour organizations and rising hostility towards migrants. The qualitative analysis of trade union strategies towards immigration and migrant workers is based on a common analytical framework centred on the idea of 'dilemmas' that trade unions have to face when dealing with immigration and migrant workers. This approach facilitates comparative analysis and distinguishes patterns of union policies and actions across three groups of countries, identifying some explanations for observed similarities and differences. In addition, the book also includes theoretical chapters by expert scholars from a range of disciplinary fields including industrial relations, migration studies and political economy. This comprehensive comparative analysis is an essential resource for academics across a range of disciplines as well as policy-makers, practitioners and organizations involved in trade unions and migrant inclusion and integration.Contributors include: M. Bernaciak, L. Berntsen, M. Canek, H. Connolly, S. Contrepois, A. Gachter, A. Giorgi, R. Gumbrell-McCormick, T. Hastings, J. Heyes, M. Hyland, R. Hyman, J. Kubisa, S. Marino, M. Martinez Lucio, A. Neergaard, R. Penninx, M. Rinaldini, J. Roosblad, B. Sellers, T. Vitale, I. Wagner, C. WoolfsonTrade Review'This work provides a relevant comparative and detailed description of how the early slogan ''Proletarians of all countries, unite!'' (Karl Marx, 1848) has been put into practice in Europe in the 21st century. This presented a huge challenge for the (re)construction of worker solidarity and the organized defence of social rights. This book sheds important light on how further European social construction could progress.' --Albert Martens, KU Leuven, Belgium'The labour market integration of migrant workers and of workers with a migration background is an increasingly sensitive puzzle for employment services, employers, and especially politicians across Europe. In this puzzle, trade unions have an enormous role, which is too often neglected and which varies across countries, issues and time. This book by an impressive team of experts provides a long needed systematic and sympathetic analysis and will be the central reference for both research and policy debates for years to come.' --Guglielmo Meardi, University of Warwick, UK'In recent years, immigration has posed major political and economic challenges for western societies. Whether and how to integrate or restrict immigrant workers is a burning question for politicians and activists across the spectrum. Of particular importance are the attitudes of trade unions, organizations well situated either to exclude or to craft strategies of inclusion. In this fine book, experienced researchers offer a comprehensive study of contrasting union approaches across eleven European countries. Findings are informative, surprising, and couldn't be more timely.' --Lowell Turner, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Done-One Kim Foreword by Moussa Oumarou and Manuela Tomei 1. Introduction: How to study trade union action towards immigration and migrant workers? Stefania Marino, Rinus Penninx and Judith Roosblad Part I Changing contextual conditions for trade union action 2. Economic and labour market change and policies: Before and beyond austerity in Europe Jason Heyes and Thomas Hastings 3. Migration and its regulation in an integrating Europe Rinus Penninx 4. Migrants in the public discourse: Between media, policy and public opinion Alberta Giorgi and Tommaso Vitale 5. Trade unions in Europe: Challenges and responses Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick, Richard Hyman and Magdalena Bernaciak Part II Trade union attitudes and actions relating to immigration and migrant workers in 11 European countries 6. Trade unions and migration in Austria, 1993-2015 August Gächter 7. France: The assimilationist model called into question Sylvie Contrepois 8. Trade unions and migrant workers in Germany: Unions between national and transnational labour market segmentation Ines Wagner 9. The Netherlands: Finding common ground in an increasingly fragmented workforce Judith Roosblad and Lisa Berntsen 10. Sweden: A model in dissolution? Anders Neergaard and Charles Woolfson 11. Trade unions and migrant workers in the UK: Organising in a cold climate Heather Connolly and Ben Sellers 12. Trade unions and migrant workers in Ireland: New organisational opportunities under changed circumstances Mary Hyland 13. Trade unions and migrant workers in Italy: Between labour and social rights Matteo Rinaldini and Stefania Marino 14. Trade unions and immigration in Spain: The politics and framing of social inclusion within industrial relations Miguel Martínez Lucio 15. Trade unions and migration in the Czech Republic, 2004-15 Marek Čanek 16. Trade unions and migrant workers in Poland: First stage of a work in progress Julia Kubisa Part III Analysis and conclusions 17. Comparing trade union attitudes and actions relating to immigration and migrant workers in 11 European countries Stefania Marino, Judith Roosblad and Rinus Penninx Index

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Book SynopsisBy examining the evolution of industrial relations institutions in the emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Turkey, the authors in this book assess the contribution of these institutions to inclusive development. Industrial Relations in Emerging Economies uses real world examples to assess the relevance of the conceptual frameworks used to examine employment relations. The chapters focus on the evolution of industrial relations institutions and the role these have played in periods of economic and political transition. They demonstrate that rather than acting as a constraint on development, trade unions can contribute to stability, security and equity. However, the contribution of industrial relations institutions to inclusive development is at best a contested pathway. At worst it is viewed as increasingly irrelevant to the vast numbers of workers in the informal economy. The authors reveal a continuing demand for independent collective interest representation in labour relations, whether in the informal economy or in rapidly industrialising districts.This book will prove an interesting and stimulating read for students, academics and researchers in the fields of human resources, industrial relations, sociology and labour economics, in addition to trade union researchers and policy-makers.Contributors include: J. Berg, A. Celik, S. Hayter, C.-H. Lee, N. Pons-Vignon, U. Rani, E. Schneider, R. SenTrade Review'As the share of emerging economies in the global economy grows, interest in industrial relations in these countries is also increasing among academics, policy-makers and practitioners. This book makes a significant contribution to the analysis of industrial relations' role relative to inclusive growth in the era of socio-economic polarization.' --Dong-One Kim, President, International Labor and Employment Relations Association (ILERA)'This timely volume goes a long way towards filling an important gap in the literature on industrial relations. It shows that the role that trade unions play in the development process is contested terrain, exposing the inherent limitations of pluralist frameworks in the largest emerging economies.' --Richard Hyman, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Industrial Relations in Emerging Economies Susan Hayter 2. Labour Relations and Inclusive Growth in India: New Forms of Voice Uma Rani and Ratna Sen 3. Industrial Relations and Inclusive Development in South Africa: A Dream Deferred? Susan Hayter and Nicolas Pons-Vignon 4. Industrial Relations and Inclusive Growth in Brazil: The Swinging Pendulum Janine Berg and Eduardo Schneider 5. Industrial Relations and Inclusive Development in China: Connecting Institutions and Voice Chang-Hee Lee 6. Industrial Relations in Turkey: Still Waiting for a Strong and Modern System Aziz Çelik Index

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Book SynopsisInternational debate has recently focused on increased inequalities and the adverse effects that they may have on both social and economic developments. Income inequality, which is at its highest level for the past half-century, may not only undermine the sustainability of European social policy but also put at risk Europe?s sustainable recovery. A common feature of recent reports on inequality (ILO, OECD, IMF, 2015?2017) is their recognition that the causes emerge from mechanisms in the world of work. The purpose of this book is to investigate the possible role of industrial relations, and social policies more generally, in reducing these inequalities.The volume pays particular attention to the contribution of social partners and social dialogue to achieving concrete outcomes, notably in terms of flexibility and security for both employers and workers. The key aim is to identify elements of a response to a number of important questions: which countries have succeeded in carrying out the necessary reforms without generating further inequalities? What industrial relations systems seem to perform better in this respect? What policy measures, institutions and actors play a determinant role in achieving more balanced outcomes? How can social dialogue address future transformations of the world of work, while limiting inequalities?The scope of this volume goes beyond pay to address other types of inequality ? in the distribution of working time, access or re-access to jobs, training and career opportunities, and social protection and pensions. It also looks at inequalities that may affect particular groups of workers, including women or young people, as well as people in certain types of work arrangements, such as part-time or temporary work or the self-employed.This book is vital reading for anyone concerned with labour policy, industrial relations and social welfare but, above all, with how advances in these areas can contribute to the global fight against growing inequalities.Contributors include: D. Anxo, B. Bembic, G. Bosch, P. Courtioux, C. Erhel, K. Espenberg, G. Fiorani, G. Giakoumatos, D. Grimshaw, M. Johnson, M. Karamessini, I. Marx, J. Masso, I. Mierina, R. Muñoz de Bustillo, B. Nolan, F. Pinto Hernández, W. Salverda, A. Simonazzi, M. Tverdostup, L. Van Cant, D. Vaughan-Whitehead, R. Vazquez-AlvarezTrade Review‘I strongly recommend it to any scholar interested in this important topic.’ -- John D Stephens, Journal of Social Policy‘Within its prescribed orbit, this is a useful book for those wishing to examine recent shifts and interactions between industrial relations regimes and inequality.’ -- Michael Quinlan, Emeritus Professor, Industrial RelationsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Curbing Inequalities in Europe: The Impact of Industrial Relations and Labour Policies Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead and Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez 2. Labour Market Inequalities in Conditions of Limited Social Dialogue: The Case of the Baltic States Jaan Masso, Maryna Tverdostup, Inta Mierina and Kerly Espenberg 3. Belgium: Is Robust Social Concertation Providing a Buffer against Growing Inequality? Ive Marx and Lien Van Cant 4. Social Dialogue in France under Pressure: Can Worker Security be achieved in a Context of Increasing Job Flexibility? Pierre Courtioux and Christine Erhel 5. Social Dialogue in Germany: Innovation or Erosion? Gerhard Bosch 6. Industrial Relations, Imposed Flexibility and Inequality during the Greek Great Depression Maria Karamessini and Stefanos Giakoumatos 7. Social Dialogue and Inequality: Ireland Brian Nolan 8. Italy: Industrial Relations and Inequality in a Recessionary Environment Annamaria Simonazzi and Giuseppe Fiorani 9. The Netherlands: Is the Polder Model Behind the Curve with Regard to Growing Household Income Inequality? Wiemer Salverda 10. Changes in Inequality Outcomes alongside Industrial Relations Transformation in Slovenia Branko Bembič 11. Industrial Relations and Inequality in the Spanish Labour Market: Resilience and Change Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo and Fernando Pinto Hernández 12. Shaping the Future of Work in Sweden: The Crucial Role of Social Partnership Dominique Anxo 13. Inequality at Work in the United Kingdom: How Perforated Industrial Relations Worsen Inequalities and Hold Back Progress on Equalities Damian Grimshaw and Mat Johnson Index

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Book SynopsisEmployee relations in national contexts are significantly influenced not only by material forces but also by cultural and linguistic factors that are often highly nationally specific. In this innovative book, culture and language are analysed in terms of how they affect employee relations internationally, demonstrating the importance of recognising and understanding these elements in the face of increasing globalisation. International Comparative Employee Relations first examines the subject from a broader international perspective, discussing the impact of cultural context on common areas such as labour law and collective bargaining, and exploring the issues of translating these concepts, as well as surveying current scholarship in the field. In later chapters, case studies from China, Italy, Germany, the USA and Nigeria provide specific examples of the cultural and linguistic complexity and diversity of employee relations both within and between nations. Scholars and students of international business management, particularly those with an interest in comparative employment relations or comparative human resource management, will find this book insightful. It will also prove useful for practitioners working in areas such as cross-cultural management and translation.Trade Review'This excellent volume provides fascinating insights into the context-bound meaning of comparative employee relations. It shows that when terminology associated with employee relations travels across societal, cultural and language boundaries, the meaning is transformed. The contributions shed light on the metaphorical and interlingual translation of employee relations in different national contexts. The book also provides a solid conceptual foundation for comparative research in this important field. I was very impressed by the unique perspective adopted in this book.' --Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University School of Business, Finland'The complex interplay between beliefs, concepts, rhetoric and the social realities of work is a seriously under-researched area of industrial relations. Karl Koch and Pietro Manzella have performed a great service in compiling this wide-ranging survey of the issues involved [...] This book will help us all reduce the risks of becoming lost in translation.' --from the Foreword by Richard Hyman, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Richard Hyman xiii Acknowledgements xviii Introduction: The Language and Culture Perspective in Employee Relations 1 Karl Koch and Pietro Manzella PART I COMPARATIVE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN CONTEXT 1 Employee Relations in Context: Globalization, Uncertainties, and Dynamics of Change 14 Aurora Trif and Valentina Paolucci 2 Comparative Employee Relations: An Overview of Contemporary Developments and Scholarship 39 Chris Brewster 3 A New Approach: The Incorporation of Culture, Language and Translation Elements in Comparative Employee Relations 58 Pietro Manzella and Karl Koch PART II EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN THE NATIONAL CONTEXT 4 Employee Relations and Harmony in China 79 Jing Xi 5 Culture, Language and Translation in Comparative Employee Relations: The Case of the Italian Caporalato 106 Pietro Manzella 6 Plant-Level Employee Representation in Germany: Is the German Works Council a Management Stooge or the Representative Voice of the Workforce? 119 Michael Whittall and Rainer Trinczek 7 Individualism, Democracy and Conflict in the USA 139 Peter Norlander 8 Fragmented Democracy and Employee Participation in Nigeria 160 John Opute 9 Exploring ‘Bundles’ of Employment Practices: Culture, Language and Translation Perspectives 184 Susanne Tietze Index 195

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Book SynopsisThe main original aim of the European Union was to promote convergence towards higher economic growth and social standards. However, EU countries have sometimes experienced different trajectories, due in part to their different starting points and the fact that their convergence on particular socio-economic indicators has varied. At the same time, little evidence has so far been presented on cross-country convergence within the EU. This book aims to answer a number of important questions. To what extent have European countries converged or diverged with EU-wide economic and social indicators over the past 20 years? What have been the drivers of convergence? Why do some countries lag behind, while others experience continuous upward convergence? Why are these trajectories not always linear? Particular attention is paid to the role of institutions, actors and industrial relations - focusing on the resources and strategies of governments, employers and trade unions - in nudging EU countries onto an upward convergence path.This book provides a unique analysis of socio-economic indicators to identify convergence trends in the EU. It defines a number of clusters that help to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of national socio-economic models and the European Social Model. Cross-country case studies help to identify the possible impact of global movements (migration, foreign investment) and policies (social protection, social dialogue, employment) on cross-country convergence. This book offers a timely assessment of convergence within the EU, identifying its drivers in the world of work and in institutions and industrial relations. It presents examples of where institutions and industrial relations can change convergence outcomes and proposes a range of useful policy options. Scholars and researchers will find it an invaluable reference for studies of European affairs and social policies.Contributors include: D. Anxo, B. Bembic, G. Bosch, V. Ciampa, P. Courtioux, C. Erhel, K. Espenberg, A. Figueiredo, P. González, D. Grimshaw, I. Marx, J. Masso, I. Mierina, R. Muñoz de Bustillo Llorente, P.J. O'Connell, W. Salverda, A. Simonazzi, V. Soloviov, D. Vaughan-Whitehead, R. Vazquez-Alvarez, L. VillamainaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Convergence in the EU: What role for industrial relations? Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead and Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez 2. Social convergence of the Baltic states within the enlarged EU: Is limited social dialogue an impediment? Jaan Masso, Vladyslav Soloviov, Kerly Espenberg and Inta Mierina 3. Belgium: Is strong social concertation a driver of upward social convergence? Ive Marx 4. Is France converging or not?: The role of industrial relations Pierre Courtioux and Christine Erhel 5. Does the German social model support the convergence of living conditions in the EU? Gerhard Bosch 6. Ireland after the Great Recession: Convergence or divergence? Philip J. O’Connell 7. Italy: How could industrial relations help a return to economic and social convergence? Annamaria Simonazzi, Valerio Ciampa and Luca Villamaina Case Study – Italy and Slovenia: Two paths to labour market flexibility and social dialogue Branko Bembič and Annamaria Simonazzi 8. The Netherlands: From convergence to divergence in Europe? Social dialogue and industrial relations in the face of household labour supply Wiemer Salverda 9. Social convergence, development failures and industrial relations: The case of Portugal Pilar González and António Figueiredo 10. Slovenia: Social dialogue and social convergence between coordinated and dependent capitalism Branko Bembič 11. Economic and social convergence in Spain: The elusive goal of catching up with the EU Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo 12. Convergence towards better working and living conditions: The crucial role of industrial relations in Sweden Dominique Anxo 13. The United Kingdom’s record on economic and social convergence with Europe: A pre-Brexit appraisal Damian Grimshaw Index

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together recent findings from quantitative and qualitative research from across Africa to illuminate how young men and women engage with the rural economy, imagine their futures and how development policies and interventions find traction (or not) with these realities. Through framing, overview and evidence-based chapters, it provides a critical perspective on current discourse, research and development interventions around youth and rural development. It is organised around commonly-made foundational claims: that large numbers of young people are leaving rural areas; have no interest in agriculture; cannot access land; are stuck in permanent waithood; that the rural economy provides (or can provide) a wealth of opportunity; and that they can be the engine of rural transformation. It draws from existing literature and new analysis arising from several multi-country and multi-disciplinary studies, focusing on gender and other aspects of social difference. It is a major contribution to current debates and development policy about youth, agriculture and employment in rural Africa.Table of Contents1: African youth and the rural economy: points of departure 2: Empirical windows on African rural youth 3: Are Africa’s rural youth abandoning agriculture? 4: Young people and land 5: Mobility and the rural landscape of opportunity 6: Are young people transforming the rural economy? 7: The social landscape of education and work in rural sub-Saharan Africa 8: Are rural young people stuck in waithood? 9: Young people’s imagined futures 10: Young people and the rural economy: synthesis and implications

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Book SynopsisHistorical Studies in Industrial Relations was established in 1996 by the Centre for Industrial Relations, Keele University, to provide an outlet for, and to stimulate an interest in, historical work in the field of industrial relations and the history of industrial relations thought. Content broadly covers the employment relationship and economic, social and political factors surrounding it – such as labour markets, union and employer policies and organization, the law, and gender and ethnicity. Articles with an explicit political dimension, particularly recognising divisions within the working class and within workers’ organizations, will be encouraged, as will historical work on labour law.

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Book SynopsisAs our digital economy continues to expand, gig work becomes increasingly significant. This incisive book investigates the ways in which social dialogue can reinforce decent working practices and create inclusive workplaces in the growing gig economy, putting forward a framework for structured dialogue and collective bargaining among social partners, platforms, and workers.Centred on four major case studies – Germany, Greece, Switzerland, and the UK – the book analyses the key challenges that characterise the varied European landscape of gig economies and workforces. With a particular focus on the hospitality, driving, and food delivery sectors, chapters explore the intersection of social partners’ responses and gig workers’ capacity to organise and build collective voice. Examining the complicated and overlapping linkages between workers’ rights, social protection, social dialogue, and decent work, the book aims to expose, and ultimately put an end to, precariousness and exploitation in the context of gig labour.Integrating critical theoretical perspectives and methodologies with context-sensitive evidence, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of sociology, social policy, labour policy, employment relations, and human resource management. Its examination of timely questions of collective action and social dialogue in the gig economy will also appeal to activists, journalists, social partners, and policymakers.Trade Review‘This is an excellent collection of research on the gig economy, providing much-needed comparative analysis that is too often missing from the literature. Throughout the collection, there are chapters that will appeal to students, academics, and practitioners who are interested in understanding the gig economy today.’ -- Jamie Woodcock, The Open University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 1 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Maria Mexi 2. The gig economy and social partnership in Germany: towards a German Model 4.0? 18 Johannes Kiess 3. Social partnership and the rise of the gig economy in Greece: continuity or discontinuity? 42 Maria Mexi 4. Regulating the gig economy: promises and limits of social dialogue in Switzerland 67 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Luca Perrig 5. Weakening worker protections? Uncovering the gig economy and the future of work in the UK 90 Tom Montgomery and Simone Baglioni 6. Regulating digital crowdwork and the need for global responses 117 Maria Mexi and Konstantinos Papadakis 7. Conclusion: The rise and growth of the gig economy. Challenges and opportunities for social dialogue and decent work 144 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Maria Mexi Index 159

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of central concepts in labour studies, and how they can be used to analyse labour markets. Examining regional and sectoral labour markets alongside the internal labour markets of firms, it clearly lays out the current state of social scientific knowledge on labour.Combining theoretical and empirical insights, leading scholars map the latest developments in labour economics, focusing on micro-level data and applied studies. Entries explore the definition, background, and history of key concepts in labour studies, including regional and sectoral labour markets, labour policy, different forms of labour, labour market discrimination, and the decisions facing firms concerning labour. Highlighting the most important aspects of the topics covered, this Encyclopedia gives expert insight into the steadily growing research and public policy debate on labour issues. The Encyclopedia of Labour Studies will be an invaluable resource for academics and students of labour economics and policy, employment relations, social policy, business, and management. It will also be a useful guide for policy practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of how labour markets function. Key Features: 58 extensive entries Accessible explanations of key social scientific terms Provides clear thematic grouping of entries using Journal of Economic Literature classification codes Trade Review‘This Encyclopedia will be very useful for all those who want to understand the key issues, findings, and gaps in virtually all major topics in labour economics and related areas. Each one of its nearly 60 entries, all written by international experts in the subjects, provide succinct and focused presentations and thus very useful stepping stones into a particular theme in labour studies.’ -- Pedro Martins, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal‘This Encyclopedia presents a broad selection of what labor studies has to offer, combining basic theory, empirical evidence, and policy implications of more than 50 topics. Entries are presented in an accessible manner, making this suitable for ambitious students and others who want to catch up on topics in the field.’ -- Maria Stanfors, Lund University, Sweden'This brand new Encyclopedia edited by Tor Eriksson offers tremendous insights into labor economics, as well as essential issues of employment relations and human resource management.’ -- Christian Grund, RWTH Aachen University, Germany‘This book includes a set of thorough surveys by leading researchers in each field. The reader can catch up to the frontier of the topic in the quickest way possible. As a researcher studying the labor market of Japan, I found the chapter on this issue particularly useful.’ -- Daiji Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo, JapanTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Labour Studies x Tor Eriksson 1 Active Labour Market Policies 1 Anders Forslund 2 African Labor Markets 5 Niels-Hugo Blunch 3 Agricultural Labor Markets 9 Diane Charlton 4 Apprenticeships 14 Uschi Backes-Gellner and Patrick Lehnert 5 Beveridge Curve, Matching Functions 19 Juuso Vanhala 6 Dynamic Employment Adjustment of Firms 24 Gerard A. Pfann 7 Early Retirement 27 René Böheim 8 Employee ownership 30 Takao Kato 9 Employer and employee learning 35 Jaime Ortega 10 Employer Search 38 Jan C. van Ours 11 Employment Protection Legislation Impacts 42 Paulino Maria Freitas Teixeira 12 Executive Compensation 46 Martin J. Conyon 13 Firms and Wages 52 István Boza 14 Footballers’ Labour Market 57 Robert Simmons 15 Global Value Chains and Employment Relations 61 Sarosh C. Kuruvilla 16 HRM Practices and Productivity 66 Kathryn L. Shaw 17 Intergenerational Income Mobility 71 Jo Blanden 18 International Migration 75 Mariola Pytlikova and Davit Adunts 19 Japanese Labor Market 81 Ryo Kambayashi 20 Job Design 84 Michael J. Gibbs 21 Job Insecurity 89 Francis Green 22 Job Satisfaction 93 John S. Heywood 23 Jobs, Tasks, Authority 97 Alexandra Spitz-Oener 24 Labor Income Share 101 Saumik Paul 25 Labour Market Discrimination: Ethnicity and Race 104 Mats Hammarstedt and Ali Ahmed 26 Labour Market Discrimination: Gender 107 Dominique Meurs 27 Labor Market Discrimination: Method and Measurement 111 Ali Ahmed and Mats Hammarstedt 28 Labor Market Discrimination: Sexual Orientation 115 Nick Drydakis 29 Labour Market Integration of Immigrants 120 Pieter Bevelander 30 Labour Supply and Taxes 123 Monica Costa Dias 31 Monopsonistic Labour Markets 129 Boris Hirsch and Elke J. Jahn 32 Non-Financial Motivation in the Workplace 133 Gary Charness, Michael Cooper and J. Lucas Reddinger 33 Non-Wage Labour Costs 140 Robert A. Hart 34 Occupational Licensing 144 Morris Kleiner 35 Outsourcing, Consequences for Employees 148 Holger Görg 36 Payroll Taxes: Incidence and Employment Effects 153 Roope Uusitalo 37 Performance Evaluations 157 Anders Frederiksen 38 Performance Feedback: Cognitive and Motivational Effects 160 Marie Claire Villeval 39 Performance Pay: Consequences on Workers’ Health 164 Ioannis Theodissou 40 Performance Related Pay and Performance 171 Tor Eriksson 41 Promotion Tournaments 176 Michael Bognanno 42 Public Sector Labor Markets 180 Claudio Lucifora 43 Recruitment: Internal or External? 185 Jed DeVaro 44 Regional Labour Markets 189 Uwe Blien 45 Returns to Education 194 Franz Buscha and Matthew Dickson 46 Shadow Economy Labour Markets 199 Dominik H. Enste 47 Skill-Biased Technological Change 203 Pekka Ilmakunnas 48 Skills acquisition: workplace learning and workers’ productivity 206 Andries de Grip 49 Strikes and Conflict Mediation 210 John Kennan 50 Team Productivity 213 Hideo Owan 51 Temporary Jobs 218 Lia Pacelli 52 Unemployment: Duration, Incidence 222 Tor Eriksson 53 Unpaid Work 226 Leslie S. Stratton 54 Wage Bargaining Institutions 231 Erling Barth 55 Worker Representation 235 Alex Bryson and John Forth 56 Working Hours 240 Peter Dolton 57 Workplace Sickness Absence 245 Wolter Hassink 58 Works Councils 249 Uwe Jirjahn Index 255

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge book charts the latest ideas and concepts in employment relations research. Mapping out the intellectual boundaries of the field, The Future of Work and Employment outlines the key research and policy outcomes for work and employment in the age of digitisation and artificial intelligence. Internationally renowned contributors unpack the implications of the latest developments in employment relations, from the rise of the gig economy to the role of platform companies, from perspectives such as employment (in)security, equity, fairness, wellbeing and voice. Reviewing the extant literature on the future of work, and exploring the biggest issues facing the modern workforce, this book argues for a research base that allows more sober reflections on the grand claims that dictate the future of work. Empirically-grounded and incisively-argued, the book forms critical reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of business and human resource management, featuring insight into the latest developments in the field. Researchers, policymakers and practitioners will also benefit from its implications for policy and its blending of theory and practice. Trade Review'Many talk about the future of work. This volume refreshingly replaces grand pronouncements, sweeping generalizations, and a narrow focus on technology and the gig economy with thoughtful, nuanced reflections on a wide range of challenges. Taken together, this collection of stimulating chapters results in a robust research agenda that should help define the future of the future of work.' --John W. Budd, University of Minnesota, US, and author of The Thought of WorkTable of ContentsContents: PART I THE CHANGING CONTEXT 1 Understanding the future of work 2 Adrian Wilkinson and Michael Barry PART II CHANGING PRACTICES 2 Work ‘or’ employment in the 21st century: its impact on the employment relationship 19 Chris Brewster and Peter Holland 3 Unpaid work experience and internships: a growing and contested feature of the future of work 33 Paula McDonald and Deanna Grant-Smith 4 Diversity and inclusion in a changing world of work 49 Gill Kirton 5 Contemporary challenges in meaningful work 65 Catherine Bailey and Adrian Madden 6 Employment and work in Europe: improvement or just change? 83 David Foden PART III THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE OF WORK 7 Financing the future of work: who pays? 103 Jean Cushen 8 Future of Work (FoW) and gender 119 Sarah Kaine, Frances Flanagan and Katherine Ravenswood 9 Biotechnological change and its implications 139 David Peetz and Georgina Murray 10 Work and wages in the gig economy: can there be a high road? 156 Joshua Healy and Andreas Pekarek 11 The growing disruptive impact of work automation: where should future research focus? 174 Victor Gekara and Darryn Snell 12 Governing Global Production Networks in the new economy 189 Huw Thomas 13 Navigating the future of work to build meaningful careers 204 Edwin Trevor-Roberts 14 The future of employee engagement: the challenge of separating old wine from new bottles 223 Bruce E. Kaufman, Michael Barry, Adrian Wilkinson and Rafael Gomez Index 245

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Book SynopsisWith the advancement in processing power and storage now enabling algorithms to expand their capabilities beyond their initial narrow applications, technology is becoming increasingly powerful. This highly topical Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on work, assessing its effect on an array of economic sectors, the resulting nature of work, and the subsequent policy implications of these changes. Featuring contributions from leading experts across diverse fields, the Handbook of Artificial Intelligence at Work takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding AI’s connections to existing economic, social, and political ecosystems. Considering a range of fields including agriculture, manufacturing, health care, education, law and government, the Handbook provides detailed sector-specific analyses of how AI is changing the nature of work, the challenges it presents and the opportunities it creates. Looking forward, it makes policy recommendations to address concerns, such as the potential displacement of some human labor by AI and growth in inequality affecting those lacking the necessary skills to interact with these technologies or without opportunities to do so.This vital Handbook is an essential read for students and academics in the fields of business and management, information technology, AI, and public policy. It will also be highly informative from a cross-disciplinary perspective for practitioners, as well as policy makers with an interest in the development of AI technology.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Artificial Intelligence at Work: Interconnections and Policy Implications 1 Martha Garcia-Murillo and Ian MacInnes PART I CONCEPTUALIZING THE HUMAN WITH THE MACHINE 2 The computer says no: how automated decision systems affect workers’ role perceptions in socio-technical systems 16 Sabine T. Koeszegi, Setareh Zafari, and Reinhard Grabler 3 Responsible AI at work: incorporating human values 32 Andreas Theodorou and Andrea Aler Tubella 4 AI-enabled business model and human-in-the-loop (deceptive AI): implications for labor 47 Uma Rani and Rishabh Kumar Dhir 5 Tools for crowdworkers coding data for AI 76 Saiph Savage and Martha Garcia-Murillo PART II SECTORAL USES, APPLICATIONS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES 6 AI and the transformation of agricultural work: economic, social, and environmental implications 96 Andrea Renda 7 AI in manufacturing and the role of humans: processes, robots, and systems 119 Panagiotis Stavropoulos, Kosmas Alexopoulos, Sotiris Makris, Alexios Papacharalampopoulos, Steven Dhondt, and George Chryssolouris 8 Workers and AI in the construction and operation of civil infrastructures 142 Jinding Xing, Zhe Sun, and Pingbo Tang 9 AI-based technology in home-based care in aging societies: challenges and opportunities 166 Naoko Muramatsu, Miloš Žefran, Emily Stiehl, and Thomas Cornwell 10 Artificial intelligence for professional learning 191 Wayne Holmes and Allison Littlejohn 11 Smart automation in entrepreneurial finance: the use of AI in private markets 212 Francesco Corea 12 The artificial creatives: the rise of combinatorial creativity from DALL-E to GPT-3 225 Giancarlo Frosio 13 The judicial system and the work of judges and lawyers in the application of law and sanctions assisted by AI 250 Karim Benyekhlef and Jie Zhu 14 AI and national security 276 Saiph Savage, Gabriela Avila, Norma Elva Chávez, and Martha Garcia-Murillo 15 Governance, government records, and the policymaking process aided by AI 291 Andrea Renda PART III THE LABOR IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT WORK 16 Recurrent memes and technological fallacies 315 David Heatly and Bronwyn Howell 17 AI and income inequality: the danger of exacerbating existing trends toward polarization in the US workforce 338 Dan Sholler and Ian MacInnes 18 The impact of AI on contracts and unionisation 356 Michael Walker Index 371

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Book SynopsisFocusing on public administration activities in the field of national labour policy, this timely book provides detailed analyses of labour administration reforms, innovations and challenges in different countries, including detailed case studies from Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the US.Combining rigorous research and practical policy recommendations, the book contains contributions from top scholars in the fields of economics, employment relations, labour law and public administration, as well as officials from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Chapters offer wide-ranging investigations of topics such as labour inspection, social dialogue involving employer organizations and trade unions, and the role of performance management and new technologies in labour administration. The book further demonstrates the vital role of labour administration in upholding employment rights and promoting employment, emphasizing the ways in which it can contribute to good governance, sustainable development and decent work. This will be a critical read for employment relations, global labour studies and public administration scholars. Policy makers and practitioners working in and around employment policy and labour law will also find this book beneficial, particularly with its in-depth case studies.Trade Review‘This highly instructive book on how labour administration is struggling with challenges in the contemporary world of labour gives a compact analysis of the evolution of national systems in the context of the ILO’s 1978 Labour Administration Convention. The case studies of the reforms and innovations in labour administration presented here, for eight countries on different continents with differing economies, make it essential reading for scholars and practitioners alike.’ -- Kazuo Sugeno, University of Tokyo and Member of the Japan Academy, Japan‘This collection shines an informed light on an area vital to policy delivery – effective labour administration, and its contribution to good public governance. I found the wide-ranging contributions from different regions and perspectives interesting in themselves while together they help identify important preconditions and enablers. The book should be of value to academics across a number of areas including employment relations, as well as key reading for policy makers, social partners and those involved in the staffing and oversight of labour administration bodies.’ -- Linda Dickens, University of Warwick, UK‘Recent years have witnessed an explosion of new forms of work organization such as gig work, temporary work, and freelancing. These developments have brought regulatory questions to the fore. Much attention has been directed at the content of those regulations, yet without effective administration the rules have no teeth. This is a topic that is too often overlooked. The Governance of Labour Administration performs a welcome service by filling this gap via an impressive international comparative study. This volume is an important and useful contribution to the ongoing debate about how best to manage a rapidly changing job market.’ -- Paul Osterman, MIT Sloan School of Management, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xvi 1 Introduction to The Governance of Labour Administration 1 Jason Heyes, Ludek Rychly, Maria Gavris and Maria Luz Vega Ruiz PART I KEY ISSUES IN LABOUR ADMINISTRATION 2 Evolution of national systems of labour administration since the adoption of the ILO Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) 23 José Luis Daza 3 Social dialogue at the dawn of the ILO’s centenary: sorting out challenges, setting priorities for the future 43 Konstantinos Papadakis 4 Understanding ICT use in labour administration: taking stock 68 Anna Milena Galazka PART II LABOUR ADMINISTRATION IN ACTION 5 Governing labour regulations in the future of work: lessons from labour inspection in Brazil 91 Roberto Pires 6 The labour inspection system and labour law reform in France 113 Virginie Forest 7 Minimum wage(s) in Germany: origins, enforcement, effects 130 J. Timo Weishaupt 8 The changing world of work and labour market institutions in India 152 Kingshuk Sarkar 9 Innovative measures for implementing labour laws and role of labour administration: recent developments in Japan 168 Ryuichi Yamakawa 10 ICT-led innovations in labour administration: Sri Lanka’s labour inspection systems application 192 Sunil Chandrasiri and Ramani Gunatilaka 11 Recent developments in U.S. labor policies and programs 210 Christopher T. King and Burt S. Barnow 12 Labour market integration of migrants in Germany? 238 Judith Czepek 13 An analysis of performance management in the South African Department of Labour 262 Robert Cameron Index 284

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Book SynopsisThis engaging and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of work and labour relations within global platform capitalism with a specific focus on digital platforms that organise labour processes, known as labour platforms. Well-respected contributors thoroughly examine both online and offline platforms, their distinct differences and the important roles they play for both large transnational companies and those with a smaller global reach. Chapters explore how labour platforms have become controversial and ambiguous as they increasingly appear to provide important sources of work and income globally but conversely raise concerns over exploitation of workers and the lack of legal protection provided to them. Offering a global perspective and including studies from different continents, the book covers three key areas: platform work in the wider context of contemporary capitalism, labour platforms from an international division of labour perspective, and labour processes and relations. This informative and thought-provoking book is an excellent resource for scholars with a particular interest in political economy, the sociology of work, labour relations and labour policies. Policymakers and regulators looking to understand how to effectively apply existing regulations for platform workers when creating new business models will also find this an invigorating read.Trade Review‘I highly recommend this book to those who have already stepped into the terrain of understanding the platform economy, those who are just taking that step, and those who have not yet begun but are willing to do so. Why? Because this is one of the few existing books that offers a rich, critical, fresh, and contemporary analysis of the platform economy embedded into capital and capitalism worldwide. It reveals what global platform capitalism entails by uncovering its internal social, economic, and political contradictions and tensions from a much-needed critical standpoint.’ -- Valeria Pulignano, ILR Review‘With this edited collection of insightful chapters, Julieta Haidar and Maarten Keune capture the essence of the “contradictions” and “tensions” surrounding the emergence of work and labor relations within the platform economy. This collection memorably illustrates how hegemonic capitalism generates “social order” by re-producing cleavages through establishing new socio-economic and political interdependencies on a global basis. This is a “must” for everyone who wants to learn about the platform economy.’ -- Valeria Pulignano, University of Leuven, Belgium‘In the 21st century we are witnessing what seems to be a paradox. On the one hand, we have an expansion of algorithms and artificial intelligence generating companies that are increasingly wealthy. On the other, there is a new growing portion of the working class who find themselves in an increasingly precarious position and without basic labour rights. How does exploitation in platform capitalism take place? What is new and what is old in these labour relations? How does managerial control occur? And how will the struggles and resistance of this new proletariat of the digital age develop? To better comprehend this complex social phenomenon, this book offers an important contribution.’ -- Ricardo Antunes, University of Campinas, BrazilTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism 1 Julieta Haidar and Maarten Keune PART I PLATFORM LABOUR IN CONTEMPORARY CAPITALISM 1 Value, rent and platform capitalism 29 Nick Srnicek 2 Platforms and exploitation in informational capitalism 46 Mariano Zukerfeld 3 Platform capitalism – towards the neo-commodification of labour? 69 Petar Marčeta PART II LABOUR PLATFORMS BETWEEN THE GLOBAL AND THE LOCAL 4 Working conditions, geography and gender in global crowdwork 93 Janine Berg and Uma Rani 5 Global earnings dispaities in remote platform work: liabilities of origin? 111 Vili Lehdonvirta, Isis Hjorth, Helena Barnard and Mark Graham 6 Freelancing globally: upworkers in China and India, neo-liberalisation and the new international putting-out system of labour (NIPL) 133 Wing-Fai Leung, Premilla D’Cruz and Ernesto Noronha PART III LABOUR PROCESS AND LABOUR RELATIONS IN PLATFORM CAPITALISM 7 Digitalized management, control and resistance in platform work: a labour process analysis 157 Simon Joyce and Mark Stuart 8 Collective organization in platform companies in Argentina: between labour union traditions and adaptive strategies 184 Cora Arias, Nicolás Diana Menéndez and Julieta Haidar 9 Collective resistance and organizational creativity amongst Europe’s platform workers: a new power in the labour movement? 205 Kurt Vandaele 10 Digital platform work in Latin America: challenges and perspectives for its regulation 235 Graciela Bensusán and Héctor Santos Index

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Book SynopsisContingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe investigates the manifold challenges posed by the continued expansion of the platform economy, the rise of non-standard forms of employment, and the diversification of work identities. Leading authors explore the potentialities and barriers for collective protection and representation of contingent workers in the platform economy, based on the experiences, needs, and aspirations of workers in Italy and Spain. Chapters undertake in-depth analyses of a diverse and innovative variety of initiatives for the protection, organization, and representation of contingent workers. The book ultimately constructs a framework to interpret the evolution of contingent workers’ experiences, allowing trade unions, social movements, and cooperatives to develop organizational and representative practices that better respond to their needs. This incisive book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students of sociology, international relations, political science, and labour law. Its practical insights will also enable trade unionists, activists, and policymakers in the field of labour relations to make informed decisions and identify possible avenues for development.Trade Review‘Contingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe presents new insights into the growing world of contingent work, which is particularly significant in Southern Europe. A must read for everybody looking for inspiring cases of collective representation of platform workers and freelancers as well as conceptual tools for analyzing new forms of representation and social dialogue among contingent workers.’ -- Anna Ilsøe, University of Copenhagen, Denmark‘Extremely impressive and highly recommendable, this book contributes to the understanding of the South-European countries’ model of work and employment, in the context of rising contingent work and problematic collective representation for atypical workers. The new aspirations and needs of Italian and Spanish contingent workers are explored together with the innovative forms of collective action.’ -- Vassil Kirov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BulgariaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: what is at stake regarding the collective representation of contingent workers? 1 Sofía Pérez de Guzmán, Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio and Ivana Pais PART I NEW DEMANDS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR EMERGING LABOUR REALITIES AND IDENTITIES 2 Alternative and contingent work in Italy and Spain: a statistical approach 20 Anna Soru 3 Contingent workers’ expectations for a collective voice: between individualism and the need for representation 37 Sofía Pérez de Guzmán PART II ENHANCING SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR INTERMITTENT WORK 4 Doc servizi: how the cooperative model can support the music industry 55 Anna Mori 5 Smart Ibérica business impulse cooperative: ‘not just a means of invoicing for your work’ 75 Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio and Lucía del Moral-Espín 6 Humus Job: a collective voice for ethical work 95 Cecilia Manzo PART III BUILDING SOLIDARITIES AMONG PLATFORM WORKERS 7 Tu respuesta sindical YA: a new tool to meet the demands of workers engaged through digital platforms 111 Ester Ulloa-Unanue 8 Collective strategies of resistance to the precarious labour conditions in the digital platform economy: the case of Riders x Derechos 132 Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio 9 Consegne Etiche: the ethical platform for food delivery 155 Davide Arcidiacono and Ivana Pais PART IV NEW MODELS OF PROTECTION AND REPRESENTATION OF CONTINGENT WORKERS 10 Towards new forms of economic and political action: from voice to entry 177 Ivana Pais and Anna Mori 11 Conclusion: contingent workers’ voice in Southern Europe after Covid-19 197 Ivana Pais, Sofía Pérez de Guzmán and Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book provides an innovative study of the profound changes and latest challenges facing the construction sector. It adopts a socio-technical approach to analyse not only the role of technological factors, but also that of actors and their social dialogue and industrial relations. Digital Transitions and Innovation in Construction Value Chains investigates evolution within the construction sector relating to increased digitalization, including the growing use of smart devices and building information modeling (BIM) applications. Drawing on research from across Europe, chapters detail methodologies based on three main data sources: direct observation, documentary analysis and qualitative survey tools. Ultimately, they highlight the advantages and potential disadvantages of the role of social dialogue and collective bargaining for the democratic management of digitalization in the sector. Academics and researchers within the fields of economics, innovation and construction management will find the methodologies and conclusions presented within this book to be of great benefit. Practitioners in the construction sector will also appreciate the insights offered.Trade Review‘At last, a book that carefully considers both the potential dangers of digitalisation as well as the benefits for the construction workforce, including through improved work organisation and qualifications, if social partners - and especially the unions - across Europe, play a key role in its implementation, control and monitoring. This should be essential reading for all those concerned with innovation, industrial relations, and achieving an equitable society.’ -- Linda Clarke, University of Westminster, UK‘The construction sector finds itself at the epicentre of both the digital and the green transition but has been much less researched than the manufacturing sector. Filling this gap, this book provides a comparative analysis across the value chain with a systemic vision of change that lays down a framework for a just socio-technical transition towards digitalisation.’ -- Bela Galgoczi, European Trade Union Institute, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1 The role of industrial relations for equitable socio-technical change in construction value chains: overview 1 Serena Rugiero and Daniele Di Nunzio 2 A quantitative analysis of the European construction sector: productivity, investment, and competitiveness 18 Alessandro Bellocchi and Giuseppe Travaglini 3 The Belgian construction sector: growing practices of digitalization and the challenge of relevant social dialogue practices 50 Marine Franssen and Frédéric Naedenoen 4 Digital transformation in the construction sector in Bulgaria and the role of the social partners 67 Yuliya Simeonova and Svetla Toneva 5 Digital transformation in the French construction sector: articulating technological transformation with a socio-economic transition 80 Christophe Teissier 6 Is construction work becoming more industrial and off-site? Digitalisation in the construction sector in Germany 98 Gernot Mühge and Tim Harbecke 7 Digitisation in the Italian construction sector: the constructive process beyond the productive perimeter 116 Gianluca De Angelis, Daniele Di Nunzio, Serena Rugiero and Nicoletta Brachini 8 Digitisation of construction in Spain: changes in value chains, work organisation and working conditions 134 Jesús Cruces Aguilera and Luis de la Fuente Sanz 9 Comparative analysis of the country case studies 154 Daniele Di Nunzio and Serena Rugiero 10 Final considerations and policy recommendations 193 Daniele Di Nunzio and Serena Rugiero Index

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Book SynopsisThe past ten years have witnessed a renewed interest in the apprenticeship system of industrial training. Employers have been shown to carry a large part of the cost of essentially general training with apparent little return to the firm - a problem which has generated a wide range of literature that explores new theoretical models, comparative systems, and recent developments in systems of youth training and the economic theory of contracts.Using contract theory as the common underlying framework, this book brings together recent contributions to this literature, providing a complete and coherent economic analysis of the apprenticeship system. The authors begin with a comparative-historical perspective, and then go on to review a number of recent models of the training decision of firms, before offering a unique insight into the current debate on the future of the apprenticeship system.Well-written and well-researched, this book succeeds in achieving a perfect blend of theory, evidence, and history. It will appeal to scholars in the fields of labour economics and human resource management, as well as those in private and public sectors working on policy development and planning of vocational education and training.Trade Review'. . . this book is a valuable addition to the training literature. . . well written and clearly structured. . . the book will be of interest and use to policymakers, which is what the authors set out to provide. The formal theoretical chapter and the review of the empirical evidence will be of particular interest to education and labour economists.' -- Steve Bradley, Education Economics'The Economics of the Apprenticeship System is an informative, thoughtful, well-researched and up-to-date compilation of the existing theoretical and empirical literature on apprenticeship . . . this is a very useful book for anyone interested in training or apprenticeship, from either an academic or policy perspective. It summarises a wide range of both theoretic and empirical literature, pointing out (either directly or indirectly) gaps in the current literature, which should stimulate future research.' -- Gillian Hamilton, Economic Record'This thought-provoking book is a timely addition to the literature, bringing together in one place much of the relevant theory and empirical results. It adds a novel unifying perspective based on contract theory. The book is written so as to be accessible to persons without formal training in the discipline . . . the book fills an important gap in the literature. It is a highly readable introduction to the apprenticeship system from an economic point of view. It is rich in insight and detailed information, and I recommend it to anyone interested in human capital, applications of contract theory, or simply the historical development of our learning institutions.' -- Rainer Winkelmann, Industrial and Labor Relations ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: The History of the Apprenticeship System 2. Theoretical Models of the Decision to Invest in Training 3. The Theory of Contracts and the Apprenticeship Contract 4. The Demand for and Supply of Apprentice Training: The Current Empirical Evidence 5. The Future of the Apprenticeship System Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, and to varying degrees, there has been a marked trend towards decentralisation of labour market regulation in many European countries. The authors of this book seek to assess the impact of social partnership and social protection on the macroeconomic performance of nine member states of the European Union - namely Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. They compare the performance outcomes of these countries with the USA over the last twenty years and find that, in broad terms, the countries that perform 'best' are those that have adapted and decentralised their systems of social partnership and protection.The authors also analyse the changing nature of social partnership and protection within the European Union (EU). They examine recent developments in EU social policy, particularly its shift towards employment promotion through the national action plans on employment that each member state is now required to introduce. These reinforce social partnership but also impose new challenges for governments, employers and unions to meet. Central amongst these challenges is the need to ensure that social partnership is as inclusive as possible. The authors conclude that the EU requires more social partnership if ever closer union, including monetary union, is to succeed and that employment promotion programmes must be pursued by the EU as a whole.Trade Review'Lots of useful detailed material - on both institutional arrangements and macroeconomic performance - across the 10 countries is set out in the book.' -- David Metcalf, Industrial Relations JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Social Partnership, Social Protection and Economic Performance 2. Trends and Developments in Nine Countries 3. Economic Performance in the Nine Countries 4. Matters Arising Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHistorically, alternative models of the employment relationship have developed across culturally diverse nation states. However, the trend towards globalization incorporates a powerful force towards an international uniformity of employment relations. Underlying the issues addressed in this book is the question of how important cultural differences are and will continue to be.Ferrie Pot analyses the impact of national culture on the way the employment relationship is organized using case studies from the United States and the Netherlands. Evidence from these countries suggests that nations respond to globalization in line with their cultural values. As such, this book challenges the widespread belief that global trends will lead to the homogenization of the employment relationship.Trade Review'. . . I would recommend this book to any student of international employment relations. It approaches the subject from a wide and unusual angle and is rooted, most importantly, in research.' -- Len Holden, Asia Pacific Business ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Cultural Embeddedness of the Employment Relationship 2. The Employment Relationship: Mechanisms of Change 3. Globalization of the Employment Relationship 4. The Concept of Culture 5. An Empirical Illustration: The United States versus the Netherlands 6. Discussion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe sectoral composition of economies is fundamental to the understanding of growth, unemployment and the relative performance of nations. Henri de Groot models the relationship between these four factors from a single theoretical perspective in order to determine the foundations of the wealth of nations.Special issues that are addressed include: the macroeconomic consequences of outsourcing and downsizing unemployment and catching-up the relationship between growth and unemployment in a dual labour market the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment transitional dynamics in two-sector endogenous growth models the causes of deindustrialization the role of trade unions and efficiency-wage considerations Growth, Unemployment and Deindustrialization will be of paramount interest to scholars of endogenous growth theory, economic growth and unemployment, labour market economics and industrial organization.Trade Review'This book deserves credit for providing an extremely comprehensive study analyzing the numerous incentives which arise from social security benefits, labor market institutions, and the way in which firms are organized with respect to these relationships. The book highlights the need for dynamic general equilibrium multi-sectoral models which help us better understand the future developments of industrialized economies.' -- R. Wapler, Journal of Economics/Zeitschrift fur NationalokonomieTable of ContentsContents: 1. Growth, Unemployment and Deindustrialization: An Introduction Part I: Relative Productivity and Unemployment 2. Unemployment and Catching Up: Europe vis-à-vis the USA 3. Macroeconomic Consequences of Downsizing 4. Catching Up and the Changing Sectoral Composition of a Small Open Economy Part II: Growth and Unemployment 5. Unemployment, Growth and Efficiency Wages 6. Unemployment, Growth and Trade Unions Part III: Sectoral Structure and Growth 7. The Determination and Development of Sectoral Structures 8. The Macroeconomic Consequences of Outsourcing 9. Optimal Sectoral Structure and Economic Policy 10. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisFor three decades F.M. Scherer has been writing on questions of competition policy from multiple perspectives as a professional economist, consultant in numerous antitrust and international trade proceedings, and (for two years) chief economist of the US Federal Trade Commission. This volume collects 26 of his most important papers, both previously published and unpublished, on a broad array of competition policy issues. The papers address the historical antecedents and rationale of competition policy, the logic of market definition, the implications of pricing strategies pursued by enterprises with monopoly power, tradeoffs between competition goals and the attainment of static and dynamic efficiency, implementing effective remedies in merger and monopoly cases and the role of competition policy in an increasingly open world economy.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: The Goals of Competition Policy Part II: Conduct Rules Part III: Market Structure and Efficiency Part IV: Remedies Part V: Patents and Competition Policy Part VI: International Competition Policy Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive collection brings together an impressive range of papers on the economics of labor unions. Some of these are classics, and others are less well known - included because they cover significant but under-researched areas, or because they raise interesting questions that as yet remain unanswered. The study of labor unions has long fascinated economists. Over the last quarter of the twentieth century there has been a tremendous evaluation of research in this area. This blossoming occurred with the growth of labor economics as a discipline separate from industrial relations, and with the development of micro data sets and the dissemination of sophisticated new micro-econometric techniques with which to analyse them. These volumes include papers that not only span the most important topics in the economics of labor unions, but also offer a useful overview of the field and its methodology. They will prove invaluable both to researchers and practitioners.Trade Review'The two volumes represent an essential collection in all university libraries and are outstanding reference tools of a widely dispersed literature for researchers and students in labour economics and industrial relations (note that many of the included articles are not easily available in the libraries of many South-Eastern Universities and research centres).' -- Darko Marinkovic and Bruno S. Sergi, South-East Europe Review'Students of labor markets will welcome this intelligently-chosen compendium of classic papers on the economics of trade unions. This two-volume collection brings together eminent contributions to research over a period of more than fifty years. Here is the place to look for what economists have to say about the role of unions in the determination of productivity, wages, employment, work hours, and a host of other things. It provides a valuable opportunity to take stock of where we are in this class of research and how we arrived here.' -- John Pencavel, Stanford University, US'At a time at which unions struggle to redefine themselves, and governments think about the right set of labor market institutions, this collection puts together what economists know about unions. No ideology masquerading as science here. Just all the classics.' -- Olivier Blanchard, MIT, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Alison L. Booth PART I ALLOCATIVE AND TECHNICAL INEFFICIENCY 1. Albert Rees (1963), ‘The Effects of Unions of Resource Allocation’ 2. Greg J. Duncan and Frank P. Stafford (1980), ‘Do Union Members Receive Compensating Wage Differentials?’ 3. S. Rosen (1969), ‘Trade Union Power, Threat Effects and the Extent of Organization’ 4. Harry G. Johnson and Peter Mieszkowski (1970), ‘The Effects of Unionization on the Distribution of Income: A General Equilibrium Approach’ 5. Paul A. Grout (1984), ‘Investment and Wages in the Absence of Binding Contracts: A Nash Bargaining Approach’ PART II UNIONS AS EFFICIENCY ENHANCING 6. Richard B. Freeman and James L. Medoff (1979), ‘The Two Faces of Unionism’ 7. Roger L. Faith and Joseph D. Reid, Jr (1987), ‘An Agency Theory of Unionism’ PART III UNION BARGAINING POWER AND MEMBERSHIP 8. Samuel Bowles (1985), ‘The Production Process in a Competitive Economy: Walrasian, Neo-Hobbesian, and Marxian Models’ 9. Alison L. Booth (1985), ‘The Free Rider Problem and a Social Custom Model of Trade Union Membership’ 10. Alison L. Booth and Monojit Chatterji (1995), ‘Union Membership and Wage Bargaining when Membership is not Compulsory’ 11. Henry S. Farber (1983), ‘The Determination of the Union Status of Workers’ PART IV UNIONS AND IMPERFECT COMPETITION 12. Steve Dowrick (1989), ‘Union-oligopoly Bargaining’ 13. Mark B. Stewart (1990), ‘Union Wage Differentials, Product Market Influences and the Division of Rents’ 14. Stephen Nickell (1999), ‘Product Markets and Labour Markets’ PART V MODELLING UNION BEHAVIOUR 15. Andrew J. Oswald (1985), ‘The Economic Theory of Trade Unions: An Introductory Survey’ 16. Henry S. Farber (1978), ‘Individual Preferences and Union Wage Determination: The Case of the United Mine Workers’ 17. Douglas H. Blair and David L. Crawford (1984), ‘Labor Union Objectives and Collective Bargaining’ 18. Ken Binmore, Ariel Rubinstein and Asher Wolinsky (1986), ‘The Nash Bargaining Solution in Economic Modelling’ 19. Wassily Leontief (1946), ‘The Pure Theory of the Guaranteed Annual Wage Contract’ 20. Ian M. McDonald and Robert M. Solow (1981), ‘Wage Bargaining and Employment’ 21. Thomas E. MaCurdy and John H. Pencavel (1986), ‘Testing between Competing Models of Wage and Employment Determination in Unionized Markets’ 22. Alan Manning (1987), ‘An Integration of Trade Union Models in a Sequential Bargaining Framework’ 23. George E. Johnson (1990), ‘Work Rules, Featherbedding, and Pareto-optimal Union-Management Bargaining’ 24. Peter Kuhn and Jacques Robert (1989), ‘Seniority and Distribution in a Two-worker Trade Union’ PART VI UNIONS AND STRIKES 25. John Kennan and Robert Wilson (1993), ‘Bargaining with Private Information’ 26. Joseph S. Tracy (1987), ‘An Empirical Test of an Asymmetric Information Model of Strikes’ PART VII CHOICE OF BARGAINING STRUCTURE 27. Henrik Horn and Asher Wolinsky (1988), ‘Worker Substitutability and Patterns of Unionisation’ 28. Byoung Heon Jun (1989), ‘Non-cooperative Bargaining and Union Formation’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An Introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF UNIONS 1. Peter Kuhn (1998), ‘Unions and the Economy: What We Know; What We Should Know’ 2. Stephen Machin, Mark Stewart and John Van Reenen (1993), ‘The Economic Effects of Multiple Unionism: Evidence from the 1984 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey’ 3. David Card (2001), ‘The Effect of Unions of Wage Inequality in the US Labor Market’ 4. Richard B. Freeman (1984), ‘Longitudinal Analyses of the Effects of Trade Unions’ 5. Chris Robinson (1989), ‘The Joint Determination of Union Status and Union Wage Effects: Some Tests of Alternative Models’ 6. George Jakubson (1991), ‘Estimation and Testing of the Union Wage Effect Using Panel Data’ 7. Martyn J. Andrews, Mark B. Stewart, Joanna K. Swaffield and Richard Upward (1998), ‘The Estimation of Union Wage Differentials and the Impact of Methodological Choices’ PART II UNIONS AND HOURS OF WORK 8. William M. Boal and John Pencavel (1994), ‘The Effects of Labor Unions on Employment, Wages, and Days of Operation: Coal Mining in West Virginia’ 9. Alison Booth and Fabio Schiantarelli (1987), ‘The Employment Effects of a Shorter Working Week’ PART III PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONISM 10. Richard B. Freeman (1986), ‘Unionism Comes to the Public Sector’ 11. Carl M. Stevens (1966), ‘Is Compulsory Arbitration Compatible With Bargaining?’ 12. Caroline Minter Hoxby (1996), ‘How Teachers’ Unions Affect Education Production’ PART IV UNIONS AND THE MACRO-ECONOMY 13. Robert J. Flanagan (1999), ‘Macroeconomic Performance and Collective Bargaining: An International Perspective’ 14. Lars Calmfors and John Driffill (1988), ‘Bargaining Structure, Corporatism and Macroeconomic Performance’ 15. Richard Layard, Stephen Nickell and Richard Jackman (1991), ‘Wage Bargaining and Unions’ 16. Huw Dixon and Neil Rankin (1994), ‘Imperfect Competition and Macroeconomics: A Survey’ 17. Alan Manning (1993), ‘Wage Bargaining and the Phillips Curve: The Identification and Specification of Aggregate Wage Equations’ 18. David Soskice and Torben Iversen (2000), ‘The Nonneutrality of Monetary Policy with Large Price or Wage Setters’ PART V UNIONS AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 19. Robin Naylor (1999), ‘Union Wage Strategies and International Trade’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThe Economics of Technology Transfer presents a selection of the most important articles in the field, many of which are not easily accessible. The volume pays particular attention to issues facing developing countries in the context of rapid technical change, globalisation of production and the international spread of innovation itself. Part I focuses on theory and concepts. Part II, which examines multinationals, deals with the main engines of technology development and transfer. Part III discusses developing countries, pointing to the possible conflict between internalised technology transfer (via multinational enterprises) and the needs of domestic technological capability building. The final two parts include papers on technology transfer processes and issues in selected countries of Latin America, East Asia, the transition economies and the mature industrial economies.The Economics of Technology Transfer will be essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers concerned with international technology transfer.Trade Review'This is an excellent collection of readings on the economics of technology transfer. The editor has done scholars and teachers of the subject a great service by bringing them to one place. This volume makes a valuable addition to our libraries, and our teaching materials.' -- Richard R. Nelson, Columbia University, US'The editor of this collection of papers, Sanjaya Lall, is an outstanding researcher on the economics of technical change. This new book The Economics of Technology Transfer brings together twenty of the best papers on this hitherto rather neglected subject. It is very welcome and highly relevant to the contemporary debate on 'globalisation'.' -- Christopher Freeman, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK and Maastricht University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Sanjaya Lall PART I THEORY AND CONCEPTS 1. Edwin Mansfield (1975), ‘International Technology Transfer: Forms, Resource Requirements, and Policies’ 2. F. Lissoni and J.S. Metcalfe (1994), ‘Diffusion of Innovation Ancient and Modern: A Review of the Main Themes’ 3. Tagi Sagafi-nejad (1991), ‘International Technology Transfer Literature: Advances in Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy’ PART II MULTINATIONALS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 4. D.J. Teece (1977), ‘Technology Transfer by Multinational Firms: The Resource Cost of Transferring Technological Know-how’ 5. John Cantwell (1995), ‘The Globalisation of Technology: What Remains of the Product Cycle Model?’ 6. François Chesnais (1988), ‘Multinational Enterprises and the International Diffusion of Technology’ 7. G.K. Helleiner (1975), ‘The Role of Multinational Corporations in the Less Developed Countries’ Trade in Technology’ 8. John H. Dunning (1981), ‘The Consequences of International Transfer of Technology by MNEs: Some Home Country Implications’ PART III TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT 9. J.L. Enos (1989), ‘Transfer of Technology’ 10. David C. Mowery and Joanne E. Oxley (1995), ‘Inward Technology Transfer and Competitiveness: The Role of National Innovation Systems’ 11. Howard Pack and Kamal Saggi (1997), ‘Inflows of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Technological Development’ 12. Sanjaya Lall (1993), ‘Promoting Technology Development: The Role of Technology Transfer and Indigenous Effort’ 13. Linsu Kim (1991), ‘Pros and Cons of International Technology Transfer: A Developing Country’s View’ PART IV DEVELOPING AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES 14. Carlos M. Correa (1995), ‘Innovation and Technology Transfer in Latin America: A Review of Recent Trends and Policies’ 15. Mike Hobday (1995), ‘East Asian Latecomer Firms: Learning the Technology of Electronics’ 16. John A. Mathews (1997), ‘A Silicon Valley of the East: Creating Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry’ 17. Poh-Kam Wong (1997), ‘Creation of a Regional Hub for Flexible Production: The Case of the Hard Disk Drive Industry in Singapore’ 18. Slavo Radosevic (1996), ‘The Eastern European Latecomer Firm and Technology Transfer: From “Muddling Through” to “Catching Up”’ PART V DEVELOPED ECONOMIES 19. Keith Pavitt (1985), ‘Technology Transfer Among the Industrially Advanced Countries: An Overview’ 20. Daniele Archibugi and Jonathan Michie (1995), ‘The Globalisation of Technology: A New Taxonomy’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisKnowledge and innovation are key factors contributing to growth and prosperity in the new service economy. This book presents original, empirical and theoretical contributions to address the economic dimensions of knowledge and the organisation of knowledge intensive activity through specialised services. Specific analyses include: macro statistics to highlight the contribution of services to economic activity firm level survey data to identify and consider client relations case studies of four innovation-oriented business services. Further chapters deal with the specific functions connected with knowledge, the new discipline of 'knowledge management', intellectual property rights, and the role of knowledge in national and international economic systems.Offering an overview of a highly important and pervasive set of phenomena, this book outlines and illustrates the intellectual agenda associated with the rise of a global services economy. It will appeal to industrial and business economists, researchers, students, policymakers and business analysts.Trade Review'This book should be read by all who are interested in the impact of knowledge and innovation on the global service economy.' -- Ilan Alon, International Journal of Service Industry Management'Knowledge and Innovation in the New Service Economy is an interesting book that provides a good overview of recent trends in the service sector. . . . This book is recommended for libraries supporting upper division and graduate programs in international business and e-commerce, or for those who want a thorough overview of the knowledge-based service economy.' -- Steven W. Staninger, Business Information AlertTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introducing the New Service Economy 2. Knowledge and Innovation in the New Service Economy 3. The Contribution of Knowledge-Intensive Services to Manufacturing Industry 4. Competition and Innovation Amongst Knowledge Intensive and Other Service Firms: Evidence from Germany 5. Web Services: Knowledge of the New 6. Ecommerce: Servicing the New Economy 7. Environmental Services: Sustaining Knowledge 8. Computer Services: The Dynamics of a Knowledge-Intensive Sector 9. Knowledge Management Practices and Innovation 10. Services, Knowledge and Intellectual Property 11. The Internationalisation of Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Firms 12. Outsourcing Novelty: The Externalisation of Innovative Activity 13. Services and Systems of Innovation 14. Intellectual Property Rights Shaping Innovation in Services 15. Global Knowledge Systems in a Service Economy 16. Understanding the New Service Economy References Index

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Book SynopsisThis enlightening book provides the first systematic introduction to, and exploration of, the emerging system of industrial relations in China, and draws on the authors' extensive research and direct involvement in the developments taking place. The authors argue that there are both unifying and fragmenting elements to the ongoing development of industrial relations, but overall it is one in which the state continues to maintain a major, and direct, influence. Divisions between workers and managers may be escalating with increased open conflicts, but this book reveals that the picture is far more complex and contradictory than to assume that the solution is convergence with western style industrial relations systems. They conclude that industrial relations institutions and processes still act within a political context and with the guiding hand of the Chinese Communist party.Industrial Relations in China draws on up-to-date material and will ensure the book's appeal to industrial relations and Chinese scholars. It will also appeal to a wider audience of Asian labour and development studies scholars.Trade Review'The authors take a comprehensive approach to analyzing industrial relations in China, in the sense that this book covers the history of industrial relations, the actors in industrial relations, and the industrial relations processes in China. This book also provides detailed and systematic information about those topics. Thus, this book is a valuable volume for researchers, business persons, and lawyers who are interested in human resource management and industrial relations in China.' -- Shoichi Ito, Journal of Asian Business'. . . this book is valuable both for those who study China's labor issues and industrial relations and for general readers interested in Chinese politics, economics and society in transition.' -- Yuchao Zhu, The China Journal'The admirable intellectual rigour of this volume leaves none of the authors' assumptions unacknowledged or unexamined. . . The wide-ranging discussion of China's possible futures in the concluding chapter deserves the widest possible audience among China scholars, as well as specialists in industrial relations, management or development.' -- Jackie Sheehan, British Journal of Industrial Relations'The three authors have written the best and most comprehensive book on China's industrial relations to date. . . the richness of the evidence and analysis regarding China's labour laws and the institutional framework of Chinese industrial relations is reason enough to purchase and read this book.' -- Anita Chan, The Journal of Industrial RelationsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Institutional Arrangements 2. The Role of Government 3. Enterprises and Managers 4. Workers 5. Trade Unions Part II: Industrial Relations Processes 6. Participation 7. Labour Conflict and Settlement 8. Collective Contract 9. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Dynamics of Industrial Collaboration revisits and reformulates issues previously raised by inter-firm collaboration. The latest research in collaboration, processes and evaluation of cooperation, and industrial and research networks, is presented by way of both empirical and theoretical studies. The authors use several theoretical perspectives to explain inter-firm and inter-institutional collaboration: the theory of transaction costs and contracts, evolutionary theory, and the resource-based view. The book illustrates that none of these approaches are dominant.The issue of collaboration is raised in various contexts such as the new economics, biotechnology, and the motor industry. It will be of special interest to industrial economists and scholars of evolutionary economics.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Forms of Collaboration: Theories and Trends Part II: Process and Evolution of Cooperation Part III: Industrial and Research Networks Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook is an authoritative and invaluable reference tool, uniquely analysing the forces governing unionism, union behaviour and union impact from a variety of perspectives, both theoretical and empirical. The 14 chapters are written in an accessible style by acknowledged leading specialists from the fields of economics and industrial relations. They offer a truly international perspective on this important subject.This superbly comprehensive Handbook examines the determinants of union membership, models of union behaviour and the economics of strikes, as well as the effects of unions on wages, pay inequality and firm performance (to include innovation). It also analyses trade unions as political actors and their impact on macroeconomic performance. Institutional detail is added in specific chapters documenting recent developments in the US and the UK, and prospects for a Europeanization of collective bargaining. A review of union density in more than 100 nations, is also provided.The Handbook is suited to a range of courses and is aptly designed to meet the needs of students - from undergraduates upwards - and academics in the fields of economics, industrial relations, human resources management, as well as general labour scholars.Trade Review'The editors have successfully drawn together leading authorities and experts in the field to outline some key aspect within the modern international trade union movement. . . Each contribution is well-researched with clearly expressed arguments set in context to ensure the reader is able, not just to follow the lines of thought, but also to develop and pursue further inquiry. . . There is a strong international dimension that runs through a number of chapters. There is an excellent index and the references and endnotes are to a high standard. This book is essential for contextual reading in any major university and will be of particular relevance to those studying economics or the social sciences.' -- Ronan O'Beirne, Reference Reviews'The chapters are of uniformly very high quality and, taken together, represent an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the behavior and effects of trade unions, at least in the West. This truly state-of-the-art collection earns the moniker "handbook", and deserves to be placed within close reach as a standard reference.' -- Richard P. Chaykowski, Industrial and Labor Relations Review'This volume is the definitive word on the topic, and likely will remain so for some time. The editors have done a remarkable job of compiling a list of contributors that reads like a "Who's Who" on the topic, ensuring quality control and summarizing a daunting amount of material. Given the dramatic changes that have been occurring throughout the world with respect to trade unions, this is a timely and welcomed contribution.' -- Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto, Canada'A fine collection, written by the world's leading experts in this important area. If you want to know about what has been happening at the frontier of recent research on unions, this is the book for you.' -- Andrew J. Oswald, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction John T. Addison and Claus Schnabel 2. Determinants of Trade Union Membership Claus Schnabel 3. Economic Models of Union Behaviour Robin Naylor 4. Unions, Bargaining and Strikes Peter Cramton and Joseph Tracy 5. Unions and Productivity, Financial Performance and Investment: International Evidence David Metcalf 6. Collective Bargaining and Macroeconomic Performance Robert J. Flanagan 7. Changes Over Time in Union Relative Wage Effects in the UK and the USA Revisited David Blanchflower and Alex Bryson 8. Unions and the Wage Structure David Card, Thomas Lemieux and W. Craig Riddell 9. Unions and Innovation: A Survey of the Theory and Empirical Evidence Naercio Menezes-Filho and John Van Reenen 10. Trade Unions as Political Actors Wolfgang Streeck and Anke Hassel 11. Unions and Unionism Around the World Jelle Visser 12. Recent Changes in the Industrial Relations Framework in the UK John T. Addison and W. Stanley Siebert 13. Europeanization of Collective Bargaining Dieter Sadowski, Oliver Ludewig and Florian Turk 14. Contemporary Developments in and Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the United States John Delaney Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a broad overview of the multifaceted phenomena of innovation networks, which have assumed increasing importance with the emergence of the so-called 'knowledge economy'. The topic of innovation networks is analysed through different lenses, bringing together the theory of self-organisation, complexity theory and recent developments in the economic and sociological literature on innovation. The aim of the book is the integration of these different perspectives in order to develop a common theory of innovation networks. In this respect, a general model of innovation networks is applied to different industrial sectors such as the biotechnology industry, the telecommunications industry, and knowledge-intensive business systems which form the backbone of the internet economy. By combining empirical case studies with theoretical work on the emergence of innovation networks, the authors are able to identify the mechanisms and circumstances which can contribute to their successful development and evaluation.Innovation Networks is the result of a two year collaboration between academics from a range of different disciplines including theoretical physics, political science, computer science, sociology and economics. As such, it will appeal to students, scholars and researchers in all of these fields as well as business and R&D managers, and policymakers and politicians involved in the promotion of technology policy.Trade Review'Instead of presenting a complete and rounded view of innovation networks, this book really opens up the subject, demonstrates and illustrates the issues and self-organising processes involved and leaves the reader, and probably the writers, with further questions, simulations and research that should be continued. This is a valuable source of cutting edge ideas about these vital phenomena, one that whets the reader's appetite for more.' -- Peter Allen, Cranfield University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theoretical Background 1. The Self-Organisation of Innovation Networks: Introductory Remarks 2. Complexity, Self-Organisation and Innovation Networks: A New Theoretical Approach Part II: Case Studies 3. Innovation Networks by Design: The Case of Mobile VCE 4. Innovation Networks in the Biotechnology-Based Sectors 5. The Role of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS) in E-Commerce 6. Innovation Networks and the Transformation of Large Socio-Technical Systems: The Case of Combined Heat and Power Technology Part III: Simulation 7. Simulating Innovation Networks 8. Evaluating Innovation Networks Part IV: Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisHigher employment, economic growth and innovation are fundamental objectives of modern economies. One effective means of attaining these goals is the development of successful entrepreneurs, and this book aims to provide a deeper, research-based understanding of the factors influencing successful entrepreneurship. Mirjam van Praag compares and contrasts the economic theory of entrepreneurship with determinants of successful entrepreneurship derived from empirical evidence, in an attempt to discover what makes for an accomplished entrepreneur.The author's state-of-the-art historical, theoretical and empirical research on successful entrepreneurship - all from an explicit economic perspective - comprehensively addresses questions such as: 'What are the factors that influence individuals' decisions to start a business venture as opposed to working as an employee?' and 'What are the individual characteristics that make one successful as an entrepreneur?' thereby supporting or dispelling various existing myths. Individual factors contributing to the success of entrepreneurs that are considered include, amongst others, human capital, financial capital and psychological traits. The importance of such factors for the various phases of entrepreneurship, including start-up, delivery and performance is also measured.Providing recommendations that aim to promote successful entrepreneurship, this unique book will be of great importance to a wide-ranging audience, including academics with an interest in economics, social science and business studies. Policymakers, capital suppliers, business consultants and trainers and, of course, potential entrepreneurs themselves will also find the book invaluable.Trade Review'. . . there is much of interest here. . . This is an excellent collection of empirical essays on issues of interest to entrepreneurship economists. In particular, post-graduate students will find it a source of inspiration and an object lesson in the many challenges faced in modelling abstruse concepts, using real world data. . . this will be an important reference book for researchers and students. I wish I had been clever enough to write it and I am sure to revisit it.' -- Mark Freel, International Small Business Journal'In this compelling volume, Professor van Praag brings together the fruits of her work on entrepreneurial performance. The book is packed full of insights and is bound to edify the reader. Its rigour and focus would make it well suited for adoption in postgraduate courses on the economics of entrepreneurship.' -- Simon Parker, Durham University, UK'This is an impressive study. It blends theory and evidence to provide answers to one of the biggest questions of our time: what makes and shapes successful entrepreneurs? This book is beautifully crafted and is a must-read for entrepreneurship researchers, applied economists, and a wide range of policymakers. I liked especially the mix of sophisticated statistical analysis and down-to-earth common sense.' -- Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction: Successful Entrepreneurship 2. Some Classic Views on Entrepreneurship Part II: Entrepreneurship Selection/Venture Start-ups 3. Willingness and Opportunity to Start Up as an Entrepreneur 4. Risk Aversion and the Choice for Entrepreneurship Part III: Entrepreneurship Success/Venture Performance 5. Entrepreneurship Selection and Labour Demand 6. Survival and Success of Entrepreneurs Part IV: Entrepreneurship Success/Venture Performance: Human and Financial Capital 7. Human Capital 8. Financial Capital Part V: Conclusions 9. Summary, Conclusions and Policy Recommendations Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhile negotiation has long been recognised as an activity that affects world peace it has also become a central aspect of professional life. The last two decades have witnessed the emergence of negotiation and conflict resolution as an important area of research and as an area of intense importance in professional areas such as law, government and business. This authoritative and comprehensive collection presents outstanding research on negotiation and conflict resolution that views negotiation as a multi-party decision making process. Negotiation and conflict resolution are conceptualised as a decision making activity, where the individual perceptions of each party and the interactive dynamics of multiple parties are critical elements. This collection provides an invaluable selection of the most important writing of perhaps the most dominant view of negotiation and conflict resolution, and creates an intellectual history in the process.Trade Review'Most aspects of life involve negotiation and most aspects of negotiation are covered by this excellent three-volume work. In bringing together the most important papers in the field, the editor has provided an essential tool for teachers and researchers.' -- Sir George Bain, Queen's University Belfast, UK'This volume provides an excellent collection of path-breaking work in negotiations, decision making, and conflict management research. It is an essential reference for the shelf of any researcher in these fields.' -- Guhan Subramanian, Harvard Law School, US'Max Bazerman has assembled an excellent collection of significant publications in this field. These volumes will be an important reference source for any scholar in this field.' -- Roy Lewicki, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction: A Decision Perspective to Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Max H. Bazerman PART I REVIEWS 1. Leigh Thompson (1990), ‘Negotiation Behavior and Outcomes: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Issues’ 2. James K. Sebenius (1992), ‘Negotiation Analysis: A Characterization and Review’ 3. Lee Ross and Andrew Ward (1995), ‘Psychological Barriers to Dispute Resolution’ 4. Robert H. Mnookin and Lee Ross (1995), ‘Introduction’ 5. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (1995), ‘Conflict Resolution: A Cognitive Perspective’ 6. Colin F. Camerer (1997), ‘Progress in Behavioral Game Theory’ 7. Max H. Bazerman, Jared R. Curhan and Don A. Moore (2000), ‘The Death and Rebirth of the Social Psychology of Negotiation’ PART II CLASSICS 8. John F. Nash, Jr. (1950), ‘The Bargaining Problem’ 9. James G. March and Herbert A. Simon (1958), ‘Cognitive Limits on Rationality’ 10. George A. Akerlof (1970), ‘The Market for “Lemons”: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism’ 11. Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1974), ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ 12. Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (1979), ‘Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk’ 13. Howard Raiffa (1982), ‘Some Organizing Questions’ and excerpt from ‘Research Perspectives’ 14. Amartya K. Sen (1990), ‘Rational Fools: A Critique of the Behavioral Foundations of Economic Theory’ PART III INDIVIDUAL BIASES 15. Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1986), ‘Rational Choice and the Framing of Decisions’ 16. William Samuelson and Richard Zeckhauser (1988), ‘Status Quo Bias in Decision Making’ 17. Shelley E. Taylor and Jonathon D. Brown (1988), ‘Illusion and Well-Being: A Social Psychological Perspective on Mental Health’ 18. George Loewenstein and Richard H. Thaler (1989), ‘Anomalies: Intertemporal Choice’ 19. Amos Tversky, Paul Slovic and Daniel Kahneman (1990), ‘The Causes of Preference Reversal’ 20. Timothy D. Wilson and Jonathan W. Schooler (1991), ‘Thinking Too Much: Introspection Can Reduce the Quality of Preferences and Decisions’ 21. Max H. Bazerman, Don A. Moore, Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni and Sally Blount (1999), 'Explaining How Preferences Change Across Joint Versus Separate Evaluation’ 22. Boaz Keysar (1994), ‘The Illusory Transparency of Intention: Linguistic Perspective Taking in Text’ 23. Daniel T. Gilbert, Elizabeth C. Pinel, Timothy D. Wilson, Stephen J. Blumberg and Thalia P. Wheatley (1998), ‘Immune Neglect: A Source of Durability Bias in Affective Forecasting’ 24. Lorraine Chen Idson, Nira Liberman and E. Tory Higgins (2000), ‘Distinguishing Gains from Nonlosses and Losses from Nongains: A Regulatory Focus Perspective on Hedonic Intensity’ PART IV INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICT 25. Richard H. Thaler and H.M. Shefrin (1981), ‘An Economic Theory of Self-Control’ Thomas C. Schelling (1984), ‘The Intimate Contest for Self-Command’ 27. George Loewenstein (1996), ‘Out of Control: Visceral Influences on Behavior’ 28. Max H. Bazerman, Ann E. Tenbrunsel and Kimberly Wade-Benzoni (1998), ‘Negotiating with Yourself and Losing: Making Decisions with Competing Internal Preferences’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I COGNITIVE BIASES IN NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 1. Max H. Bazerman, Thomas Magliozzi and Margaret A. Neale (1985), ‘Integrative Bargaining in a Competitive Market’ 2. Margaret A. Neale and Max H. Bazerman (1985), ‘The Effects of Framing and Negotiator Overconfidence on Bargaining Behaviors and Outcomes’ 3. William F. Samuelson and Max H. Bazerman (1985), ‘The Winner’s Curse in Bilateral Negotiations’ 4. Henry S. Farber and Max H. Bazerman (1987), ‘Why is there Disagreement in Bargaining?’ 5. Gregory B. Northcraft and Margaret A. Neale (1987), ‘Expert, Amateurs, and Real Estate: An Anchoring-and-Adjustment Perspective on Property Pricing Decisions’ 6. Daniel Kahneman, Jack L. Knetsch and Richard H. Thaler (1990), ‘Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem’ 7. Carsten K.W. de Dreu, Peter J.D. Carnevale, Ben J.M. Emans and Evert van de Vliert (1994), ‘Effects of Gain-Loss Frames in Negotiation: Loss Aversion, Mismatching, and Frame Adoption’ 8. Ilana Ritov (1996), ‘Anchoring in Simulated Competitive Market Negotiation’ PART II MOTIVATED BIASES IN NEGOTIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION [159 pp] 9. George Loewenstein, Leigh Thompson and Max H. Bazerman (1989), ‘Social Utility and Decision Making in Interpersonal Contexts’ 10. Roderick M. Kramer (1994), ‘The Sinister Attribution Error: Paranoid Cognition and Collective Distrust in Organizations’ 11. Leigh Thompson (1995), ‘“They Saw a Negotiation”: Partisanship and Involvement’ 12. David M. Messick (1995), ‘Equality, Fairness, and Social Conflict’ 13. Linda Babcock and George Loewenstein (1997), ‘Explaining Bargaining Impasse: The Role of Self-Serving Biases’ 14. Kristina A. Diekmann, Steven M. Samuels, Lee Ross and Max H. Bazerman (1997), ‘Self-Interest and Fairness in Problems of Resource Allocation: Allocators Versus Recipients’ 15. Robert J. Robinson, Dacher Keltner, Andrew Ward and Lee Ross (1995), ‘Actual Versus Assumed Differences in Construal: “Naïve Realism” in Intergroup Perception and Conflict’ 16. Lee Ross (1995), ‘Reactive Devaluation in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution’ 17. Keith G. Allred, John S. Mallozzi, Fusako Matsui and Christopher P. Raia (1997), ‘The Influence of Anger and Compassion on Negotiation Performance’ 18. Michael W. Morris, Richard P. Larrick and Steven K. Su (1999), ‘Misperceiving Negotiation Counterparts: When Situationally Determined Bargaining Behaviors Are Attributed to Personality Traits’ PART III FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE 19. David M. Messick and Keith P. Sentis (1979), ‘Fairness and Preference’ 20. Werner Güth, Rolf Schmittberger and Bernd Schwarze (1982), ‘An Experimental Analysis of Ultimatum Bargaining’ 21. David M. Messick, Suzanne Bloom, Janet P. Boldizar and Charles D. Samuelson (1985), ‘Why We Are Fairer Than Others’ 22. Daniel Kahneman, Jack L. Knetsch and Richard Thaler (1986), ‘Fairness as a Constraint on Profit Seeking: Entitlements in the Market’ 23. Robert J. Bies (1987), ‘The Predicament of Injustice: The Management of Moral Outrage’ 24. Tom R. Tyler (1988), ‘What is Procedural Justice? Criteria Used by Citizens to Assess the Fairness of Legal Procedures’ 25. Mark Spranca, Elisa Minsk and Jonathan Baron (1991), ‘Omission and Commission in Judgment and Choice’ 26. Colin F. Camerer and George Loewenstein (1993), ‘Information, Fairness, and Efficiency in Bargaining’ 27. Jonathan Baron and Mark Spranca (1994), ‘Protected Values’ 28. Sally Blount (1995), ‘When Social Outcomes Aren’t Fair: The Effect of Causal Attributions on Preferences’ 29. Joel Brockner and Batia M. Wiesenfeld (1996), ‘An Integrative Framework for Explaining Reactions to Decisions: Interactive Effects of Outcomes and Procedures’ 30. Alan Page Fiske and Philip E. Tetlock (1997), ‘Taboo Trade-offs: Reactions to Transactions That Transgress the Spheres of Justice’ 31. Ann E. Tenbrunsel and David M. Messick (1999), ‘Sanctioning Systems, Decision Frames, and Cooperation’ Name Index Volume III Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to all three volumes appears in Volume I PART I PRISONER AND SOCIAL DILEMMAS 1. Robyn M. Dawes, Jeanne McTavish and Harriet Shaklee (1977), ‘Behavior, Communication, and Assumptions About Other People’s Behavior in A Commons Dilemma Situation’ 2. Robyn M. Dawes (1980), ‘Social Dilemmas’ 3. Robert Axelrod (1984), ‘The Success of TIT FOR TAT in Computer Tournaments’ 4. Jonathan Bendor, Roderick M. Kramer and Suzanne Stout (1991), ‘When in Doubt . . . Cooperation in a Noisy Prisoner's Dilemma’ 5. David M. Messick and Marilynn B. Brewer (1983), ‘Solving Social Dilemmas: A Review’ 6. J. Keith Murnighan, Jae Wook Kim and A. Richard Metzger (1993), ‘The Volunteer Dilemma’ 7. Elizabeth A. Mannix (1991), ‘Resource Dilemmas and Discount Rates in Decision Making Groups’ 8. Richard P. Larrick and Sally Blount (1997), ‘The Claiming Effect: Why Players Are More Generous in Social Dilemmas Than in Ultimatum Games’ 9. Robyn M. Dawes and David M. Messick (2000), ‘Social Dilemmas’ PART II THIRD PARTY INTERVENTION 10. Henry S. Farber (1981), ‘Splitting-the-difference in Interest Arbitration’ 11. Max H. Bazerman (1985), ‘Norms of Distributive Justice in Interest Arbitration’ 12. Max H. Bazerman and Henry S. Farber (1985), ‘Analyzing the Decision-Making Processes of Third Parties’ 13. Margaret A. Neale (1984), ‘The Effects of Negotiation and Arbitration Cost Salience on Bargainer Behavior: The Role of the Arbitrator and Constituency on Negotiator Judgment’ 14. William L. Ury, Jeanne M. Brett and Stephen B. Goldberg (1988), ‘Three Approaches to Resolving Disputes: Interests, Rights, and Power’ PART III MULTI-PARTY COMPETITIVE CONTEXTS 15. J. Keith Murnighan (1978), ‘Models of Coalition Behavior: Game Theoretic, Social Psychological, and Political Perspectives’ 16. Max H. Bazerman and William F. Samuelson (1983), ‘I Won the Auction But Don't Want the Prize’ 17. John H. Kagel and Dan Levin (1986), ‘The Winner’s Curse and Public Information in Common Value Auctions’ 18. Roderick M. Kramer (1991), ‘The More the Merrier? Social Psychological Aspects of Multiparty Negotiations in Organizations’ 19. Alvin E. Roth and Xiaolin Xing (1994), ‘Jumping the Gun: Imperfections and Institutions Related to the Timing of Market Transactions’ 20. Harris Sondak and Max H. Bazerman (1991), ‘Power Balance and the Rationality of Outcomes in Matching Markets’ 21. Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, Joseph Moag and Max H. Bazerman (1999), ‘The Negotiation Matching Process: Relationships and Partner Selection’ 22. Alvin E. Roth (2002), ‘The Economist as Engineer: Game Theory, Experimentation, and Computation as Tools for Design Economics’ PART IV LEARNING AND DEBIASING 23. Robyn M. Dawes (1979), ‘The Robust Beauty of Improper Linear Models in Decision Making’ 24. Margaret A. Neale and Gregory B. Northcraft (1990), ‘Experience, Expertise, and Decision Bias in Negotiation: The Role of Strategic Conceptualization’ 25. Sheryl B. Ball, Max H. Bazerman and John S. Carroll (1991), ‘An Evaluation of Learning in the Bilateral Winner’s Curse’ 26. Daniel Kahneman and Dan Lovallo (1993), ‘Timid Choices and Bold Forecasts: A Cognitive Perspective on Risk Taking’ 27. Colin F. Camerer (2000), ‘Prospect Theory in the Wild: Evidence from the Field’ 28. Philip E. Tetlock (2000), ‘Cognitive Biases and Organizational Correctives: Do Both Disease and Cure Depend on the Politics of the Beholder?’ 29. Leigh Thompson, Dedre Gentner and Jeffrey Loewenstein (2000), ‘Avoiding Missed Opportunities in Managerial Life: Analogical Training More Powerful Than Individual Case Training’ 30. Kathleen Valley, Leigh Thompson, Robert Gibbons and Max H. Bazerman (2002), ‘How Communication Improves Efficiency in Bargaining Games’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThe state of European integration is a contested issue raising many important questions: what is the impact of enlargement on the social standards in old and new EU Member States? Will public sector employment relations suffer from governments' attempts to make their national economies more competitive? What are the prospects for a European Social Model? What influence can governments, employers and trade unions have on industrial relations that are changing with the European integration process? These are the issues that this book addresses on the basis of solid empirical evidence. The authors are expert researchers from Western and Eastern Europe, and their work comes at a timely moment for scientific and political audiences.This book presents an evidence-based assessment of the impact of EU enlargement on industrial relations and social standards in old and new EU Member States. It combines chapters which give an overview of the process of enlargement/integration and comparative socio-economic data at EU and national level, with chapters that present an in-depth analysis of the impact of European integration on national industrial relations. These in-depth analyses cover both a number of old EU Member States in Western Europe and new Member States in Central and Eastern Europe. The book combines supranational European, Western and Eastern perspectives on the impact of European integration.A combination of solid empirical data and critical theoretically informed analyses, Industrial Relations in the New Europe will be of great interest to researchers and students in various fields, including industrial relations, public sector employment relations, European Studies, socio-economic studies and political science.Trade Review'The collection deserves to be made accessible to readers, and the publisher should be congratulated on maintaining a steady stream of high-quality publications on the European subject.' -- Steve Jefferys, Industrial Relations JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Industrial Relations in the New Europe Peter Leisink, Bram Steijn and Ulke Veersma PART I: THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN MEMBER STATES 2. European Convergence and the EU Social Model Kees Vos 3. Work and Employment Conditions in New EU Member States: A Different Reality? Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 4. European Labour Standards’ Impacts on Accession Countries: The Hungarian Case László Neumann 5. Slovenia’s Integration in the European Market Economy: Gradualism and its ‘Rigidities’ Miroslav Stanojevic and Urban Vehovar 6. Consequences of Enlargement for the Old Periphery of Europe: Observations from the Spanish Experience with European Works Councils Holm-Detlev Köhler and Sergio Gonzalez Begega 7. Testing Times: Remaking Employment Relations through ‘New’ Partnership in the UK Mark Stuart and Miguel Martínez Lucio 8. The Only Game in Town? British Trade Unions and the European Union Erin van der Maas PART II: THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REFORM IDEAS IN EUROPE ON PUBLIC SECTOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 9. The End of an Era: Structural Changes in German Public Sector Collective Bargaining Heiner Dribbusch and Thorsten Schulten 10. Reforming Employment Relations in the French Administration Services: Is the Status of Civil Servants an Obstacle to Efficient HRM? Olivier Mériaux 11. Staff Participation in the Administrative Reform of the Flemish Community Christophe Pelgrims, Trui Steen and Nick Thijs 12. Public Management Reform and Employee Voice in UK Public Services Geoff White, Paul Dennison, David Farnham and Sylvia Horton 13. Concluding Analysis Peter Leisink, Bram Steijn and Ulke Veersma Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook is an authoritative and invaluable reference tool, uniquely analysing the forces governing unionism, union behaviour and union impact from a variety of perspectives, both theoretical and empirical. The 14 chapters are written in an accessible style by acknowledged leading specialists from the fields of economics and industrial relations. They offer a truly international perspective on this important subject.This superbly comprehensive Handbook examines the determinants of union membership, models of union behaviour and the economics of strikes, as well as the effects of unions on wages, pay inequality and firm performance (to include innovation). It also analyses trade unions as political actors and their impact on macroeconomic performance. Institutional detail is added in specific chapters documenting recent developments in the US and the UK, and prospects for a Europeanization of collective bargaining. A review of union density in more than 100 nations, is also provided.The Handbook is suited to a range of courses and is aptly designed to meet the needs of students - from undergraduates upwards - and academics in the fields of economics, industrial relations, human resources management, as well as general labour scholars.Trade Review'The editors have successfully drawn together leading authorities and experts in the field to outline some key aspect within the modern international trade union movement. . . Each contribution is well-researched with clearly expressed arguments set in context to ensure the reader is able, not just to follow the lines of thought, but also to develop and pursue further inquiry. . . There is a strong international dimension that runs through a number of chapters. There is an excellent index and the references and endnotes are to a high standard. This book is essential for contextual reading in any major university and will be of particular relevance to those studying economics or the social sciences.' -- Ronan O'Beirne, Reference Reviews'The chapters are of uniformly very high quality and, taken together, represent an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the behavior and effects of trade unions, at least in the West. This truly state-of-the-art collection earns the moniker "handbook", and deserves to be placed within close reach as a standard reference.' -- Richard P. Chaykowski, Industrial and Labor Relations Review'This volume is the definitive word on the topic, and likely will remain so for some time. The editors have done a remarkable job of compiling a list of contributors that reads like a "Who's Who" on the topic, ensuring quality control and summarizing a daunting amount of material. Given the dramatic changes that have been occurring throughout the world with respect to trade unions, this is a timely and welcomed contribution.' -- Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto, Canada'A fine collection, written by the world's leading experts in this important area. If you want to know about what has been happening at the frontier of recent research on unions, this is the book for you.' -- Andrew J. Oswald, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction John T. Addison and Claus Schnabel 2. Determinants of Trade Union Membership Claus Schnabel 3. Economic Models of Union Behaviour Robin Naylor 4. Unions, Bargaining and Strikes Peter Cramton and Joseph Tracy 5. Unions and Productivity, Financial Performance and Investment: International Evidence David Metcalf 6. Collective Bargaining and Macroeconomic Performance Robert J. Flanagan 7. Changes Over Time in Union Relative Wage Effects in the UK and the USA Revisited David Blanchflower and Alex Bryson 8. Unions and the Wage Structure David Card, Thomas Lemieux and W. Craig Riddell 9. Unions and Innovation: A Survey of the Theory and Empirical Evidence Naercio Menezes-Filho and John Van Reenen 10. Trade Unions as Political Actors Wolfgang Streeck and Anke Hassel 11. Unions and Unionism Around the World Jelle Visser 12. Recent Changes in the Industrial Relations Framework in the UK John T. Addison and W. Stanley Siebert 13. Europeanization of Collective Bargaining Dieter Sadowski, Oliver Ludewig and Florian Turk 14. Contemporary Developments in and Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the United States John Delaney Index

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Book SynopsisOccupational welfare is becoming increasingly important in Europe. This book presents valuable new data on occupational welfare and its development, and questions not only the traditional clustering of welfare states, but also the analyses of welfare states in terms of public sector spending and involvement. By investigating the impact of occupational welfare on public finances, distribution and labour market behaviour, the author provides an original and significant addition to the existing literature on welfare state analysis, and offers basis for a new understanding of European welfare states.With a comprehensive and detailed analysis of occupational welfare, comparing ten countries in Europe, this book will be of great interest to researchers, political decision makers and readers interested in new perspectives on welfare.Trade Review'With a comprehensive and detailed investigation of occupational welfare, comparing ten countries in Europe, the book presents valuable new data on its development, and questions not only the traditional clustering of welfare states, but also the analyses of welfare states in terms of public sector spending and involvement.' -- International Social Security ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Occupational Welfare – An Introduction 2. What is Occupational Welfare? 3. How to Measure Costs 4. Labour Market Issues and Occupational Welfare 5. Pensions 6. The Danish Case – Lessons to be Learned? 7. New Welfare Typologies 8. Concluding Remarks References Index

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Book SynopsisTechnological Change and Mature Industrial Regions explicitly adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to analysing the structural transformation of mature regions. The major focus of the book is from an economics perspective, but it also employs sociological analyses, business history approaches and technological analyses. It critically considers the identification and development of regional capabilities and regional policy initiatives for mature industrial areas in the context of globalisation and technological change. Specific cases from a range of different countries help to distinguish which aspects of mature regions' technology, knowledge or structure are region-specific, and which are more generally applicable to mature industrial regions throughout the world. The book will prove to be invaluable for academic researchers as well as government and policy communities.Trade Review'. . . the timing of this book is fortuitous as mature regions around the world struggle through the Great Recession of 2008-2009. Many of the chapters inform the reader about how regions with important manufacturing industries have responded to longer term forces of change from globalization to technological advances. Political constraints and limitations of regional development policy across a diverse set of mature industrial regions are revealed. Policy wonks, development bureaucrats, and academics will each find chapters that help them think about new directions for public development initiatives.' -- Mark Henry, Review of Regional Studies'Until recently, regional scientists put their main focus on successful regions but paid scant attention to mature industrial regions. A key achievement of this volume is that it goes beyond the usual description of mature regions as being hopeless cases. Instead, Farshchi et al. have brought together a number of superb contributions by world leading scholars that provide evidence-based insights on the complexity of structural adjustment in mature regions. This volume will also be of great value to policy makers who aim to change the economic fortunes of mature regions. There is no doubt this volume provides a timely and invaluable contribution to the literature on regional development and regional policy.' -- Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, the Netherlands'This book provides a comprehensive analysis of one of the major problems of our rapidly changing world: how is it that some cities and regions move from prosperity to economic decline and why is that some regions restructure quicker than others? The various chapters in this book show that this is often associated with the rise and fall of certain key industries. Yet, regional decline is not the end of the story. Even when these industries are mature or declining, the competences acquired in a specific territory offer the opportunity to start new adventures and to generate new jobs, income and well-being. This book provides an excellent tool-kit for analysts and policy-makers as to how such restructuring operates.' -- Daniele Archibugi, Italian National Research CouncilTable of ContentsContents: PART I: MATURE REGIONS: TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE 1. The Problems of Mature Regions: An Introduction and Overview Mahtab Akhavan Farshchi, Odile E.M. Janne and Philip McCann 2. Regional Capabilities and Industrial Regeneration Nick von Tunzelmann 3. Multinational Firms and Technological Innovation: The ‘Global Versus Local’ Challenge Simona Iammarino, Odile E.M. Janne and Philip McCann 4. Interdependence Among the Brazilian States: An Input–Output Approach Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli, Eduardo Amaral Haddad and Edson Paulo Domingues 5. The Changing Structure of Trade and Interdependence in a Mature Economy: The US Midwest Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and John B. Parr 6. Mature Industries and Declining Regions: An Analysis of the Spanish Case Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod and Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal PART II: MATURE REGION–INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES 7. Birmingham’s Marshallian Knowledge: A Constraining Geo-Historical Context for Domestic Saloon Manufacturers? Peter Clark 8. Life After Longbridge? Crisis and Restructuring in the West Midlands Auto Cluster David Bailey and Seiji Kobayashi 9. Massachusetts Medical Devices: Leveraging the Region’s Capabilities Michael H. Best 10. Economic Restructuring, Regional ‘Visioning’ and the Role of Universities: The Outcomes of an Automobile Plant Closure in Southern Adelaide, Australia Andrew Beer and Holli Thomas 11. Maturity or Decline of Italian Industrial Districts Ivana Paniccia 12. Knowledge Spillovers and Industrial Transformation: The West Midlands and Saxony Automotive Clusters Odile E.M. Janne and Mahtab Akhavan Farshchi PART III: REGIONAL POLICY AND MATURE INDUSTRIAL REGIONS 13. A Cost–Benefit Approach to the Assessment of Regional Policy J. Kim Swales 14. Regional Policies in Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom: A Shift in Paradigm? Ilaria Mariotti 15. Innovation Policy After the ‘Celtic Tiger’ Declan Jordan and Eoin O’Leary 16. Grants and the Location of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the UK Regions Colin Wren and Jonathan Jones 17. Cluster Policy Implementation and Evaluation in Slovenia: Lessons from a Transition Economy Anja Cotič Svetina, Marko Jaklič and Hugo Zagorsek 18. Lagging Regions and Policy Options: The Case of Greece in the European Context Yannis Psycharis and George Petrakos Index

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the new field of standards dynamics. It focuses in particular on the tension between standards and change. Standards are points of reference and should therefore be inherently stable (at least to a certain degree). However, technologies change at an increasing pace, particularly in the field of information technology (IT). This requires the development of more standards and more updates, and leads to increased competition between standards. In many situations problems arise, such as how to retain compatibility if standards keep on changing and whether to adopt the new version. If standards are related, how does changing one standard affect the others? The contributing authors gathered here analyse the causes and scale of change in order to demonstrate how to prevent, reduce and cope with its negative impact.Addressing a number of highly up-to-date issues including the sustainability of documents and data, this book will be of great interest to those concerned with innovation, management of technology and the emerging field of standardization studies. In addition, standard-setting organizations and policymakers should be aware of the ambivalence of standards dynamics.Trade Review'The economics of standards has grown from being a rather arcane speciality into a major issue in industrial economics, strategy and technology policy. This collection of empirical papers is edited by two researchers that have made important contributions to that literature. Their particular focus is on what they call "standards dynamics": what happens to standards after they have been developed. This is welcome, because that particular issue has been largely ignored in the literature so far.' -- Peter Swann, Nottingham University Business School, UK'This book ventures into an unexplored area of standards research. Building on empirical research it addresses the lives of standards. Most standards do not remain stable after they have been established but unfold an often unexpected dynamics of change with more or less desirable consequences. Contributions to this volume - by experienced economists, social scientists, engineers and computer scientists - provide an interdisciplinary basis for understanding the cause and impact of standards dynamics. Intriguing questions and convincing responses reveal the practical and the scientific implications of change. An excellent collection of articles!' -- Raymund Werle, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies'This is an important new book that directly addresses probably the most significant and long-standing lacuna in our understanding of standards . . . In many respects, the contributors set out a new paradigm for the investigation of standards. They open the door to new kinds of questions about the function and role of standards in rapidly changing technological and business environments and new approaches to the investigation of standardization phenomena. The scientific implications will be far reaching.' -- From the foreword by Richard HawkinsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. General Introduction Tineke M. Egyedi and Knut Blind PART I: THE PROBLEM OF CHANGING STANDARDS 2. The Sustainability of Digital Data: Tension Between the Dynamics and Longevity of Standards Kees van der Meer 3. An Implementation Perspective on Sources of Incompatibility and Standards’ Dynamics Tineke M. Egyedi PART II: CAUSES OF CHANGE 4. + vs −: Dynamics and Effects of Competing Standards of Recordable DVD-Media Stephan Gauch 5. Internet Addressing Standards: A Case Study in Standards Dynamics Driven by Bottom-Up Adoption Jos Vrancken, Marnix Kaart and Michel Soares 6. Incompatible Successors: The Failure to Graft XML onto SGML Tineke M. Egyedi and Arjan Loeffen PART III: CHANGE IN AN IMPLEMENTATION CONTEXT 7. The IEEE 802.11 WLAN Installation at RWTH Aachen University: A Case of Voluntary Vendor Lock-In Kai Jakobs 8. A Case Study of the Adoption and Implementation of STEP Josephine W. Thomas, Steve Probets, Ray Dawson and Tim King PART IV: SCALE OF CHANGE 9. How Stable are IT Standards? Tineke M. Egyedi and Petra Heijnen 10. Factors Influencing the Lifetime of Telecommunication and Information Technology Standards Knut Blind PART V: CONCLUSION 11. Conclusion Tineke M. Egyedi Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book combines currency matters with competitiveness considerations, with a view to raising the understanding of exchange rate dynamics and to analysing the role of exchange rates in reinforcing economic competitiveness. The overall focus is on highlighting the link between currency developments and the real side of the economy. From a regional perspective, the contributions centre on developments in Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe and thus put a special emphasis on aspects of transition and convergence. More specifically, the book addresses key issues of financial globalization and global imbalances; the role of macroeconomic fundamentals in exchange rate economics; the role, objectives and challenges of regional monetary unions; exchange rate dynamics in transition economies and the competitiveness of catching-up countries. It also addresses the structural aspects of competitiveness and the significance of qualitative and quantitative aspects of competitiveness. Offering the views of eminent academics and professionals, this book will be of great interest to economists and central bankers as well as to international organizations, universities and research institutes.Trade Review'Competitiveness is a notoriously slippery concept. This volume, featuring a galaxy of economic stars, lends some much-needed precision to the term and the debate over its determinants.' -- Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: HOW CURRENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS CONTRIBUTE TO GROWTH AND STABILITY 1. Competitiveness Still has Currency Klaus Liebscher 2. Financial Market Turbulence and Global Imbalances John Lipsky 3. Are Global Imbalances a Problem? John Williamson 4. Financial Globalization and Exchange Rate Arrangements Graciela Laura Kaminsky 5. Exchange Rates from a Multilateral and South-East Asian Perspective Hans Genberg PART II: UNDERSTANDING EXCHANGE RATES 6. Fundamentally Lost? On the Role of Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Economics in History and Theory Peter Mooslechner 7. Macroeconomic Fundamentals and the Exchange Rate Ronald MacDonald 8. Understanding Exchange Rates: A Micro-based Perspective on the Importance of Fundamentals Martin D.D. Evans 9. Real Exchange Rate Dynamics in Transition Economies: The Role of Investment in Quality Jan Brůha and Jiří Podpiera 10. The Impact of Exchange Rate Interventions and Communication Over the Medium Term Marcel Fratzscher 11. Using the Microstructure Approach to Foreign Exchange Markets in a Central Bank Áron Gereben 12. How do Central Banks and FX Traders Interact? Antonio Scalia PART III: UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS 13. Competitiveness in a Monetary Union Josef Christl 14. Real and Nominal Convergence: Policy Challenges in a Monetary Union Lorenzo Bini Smaghi 15. Product Quality and International Competitiveness in the New Member States of the EU Deniz Igan 16. Structural Aspects of Competitiveness Julia Woerz 17. Assessing the Sustainability of External Positions in New EU Member States Enrique Alberola and José María Serena PART IV: POLICY CHALLENGES ON THE ROAD TO AND WITHIN MONETARY UNION 18. Preparing for the Euro – Perspectives from the Monetary Policy Strategy in Cyprus Athanasios Orphanides 19. Economic Challenges on the Path to the Euro – The Maltese Experience Michael C. Bonello 20. Slovakia’s Road to the Euro – Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead Ivan Šramko 21. Euro Area Enlargement: Lessons and Challenges Servaas Deroose, Paul Kutos and Massimo Suardi Index

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Book SynopsisSmall and medium sized enterprises constitute the vast majority of businesses in most developed economies. Although a large number of people are employed in such organizations, research and practice in occupational health and safety has largely ignored the unique challenges of this sector. In this highly relevant book, international experts in the field summarize existing knowledge and identify the best practices for enhancing occupational health and safety in small and medium sized enterprises. The authors specifically identify solutions that are appropriate for small businesses. Covering a full range of topics from traditional safety to psychosocial health, this insightful book will appeal to multidisciplinary audience, including researchers and graduate students in occupational health psychology; academics in the area of small business; practicing occupational health psychologists; as well as small business owners. Contributors: J. Barling, P. Brough, P.Y. Chen, S. Clarke, C.L. Cooper, A. Day, A.M. Dionisi, M. Fleming, J. Haar, S. Johnson, E.K. Kelloway, M.P. O'Driscoll, N. Scott, L. Stallones, M. TeedTrade Review‘The editors say that their book demonstrates a clear need for low cost, low tech, non-resource demanding OS&H interventions that could readily be deployed in a small business setting. It certainly does this and the clarity with which the book is written and set out should encourage a wide range of readers to consider the issues raised.’ -- The RoSPA Occupational Safety and Health Journal’A compact yet appealing volume that is well targeted, superbly written and edited, and a valuable addition to your library.’ -- Lorenzo Visentin, The Logia Partnership LimitedTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Occupational Health and Safety in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises E. Kevin Kelloway and Cary L. Cooper 2. Obstacles, Challenges and Potential Solutions Sharon Clarke 3. Beyond Hard Hats and Harnesses: How Small Construction Companies Manage Safety Effectively Mark Fleming and Natasha Scott 4. Workplace Violence in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises E. Kevin Kelloway and Michael Teed 5. Hidden Occupational Fatalities in the Agricultural Industry Peter Y. Chen and Lorann Stallones 6. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Health, Well-being, Stress and Stress Management Sheena Johnson 7. The Work–family Nexus and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises: Implications for Worker Well-being Michael P. O’Driscoll, Paula Brough and Jarrod Haar 8. Sexual Harassment: A Big Issue for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises? Angela M. Dionisi and Julian Barling 9. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises as Healthy Workplaces Arla Day Index

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Book SynopsisThe broad field of employment relations is diverse and complex and is under constant development and reinvention. This Research Handbook discusses fundamental theories and approaches to work and employment relations, and their connection to broader political and societal changes occurring throughout the world. It provides comprehensive coverage of work and employment relations theory and practice. This up-to-date research compendium has drawn together a range of international authors from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. There are chapters from labor historians, theoreticians, more mainstream industrial relations scholars, sociologists, organizational psychologists, geographers, policy advisors, economists and lawyers. At the heart of each chapter is the notion that the world of work and employment relations has changed substantially since the halcyon days of IR, throughout the Dunlop Era of the 1950s. However many areas of enquiry remain, and more questions have developed with society and technology. This Handbook reflects this view. As the field of study and practice continues to evolve throughout the twenty-first century - what lessons have we learned from the past and what can we expect in the future? Academics and postgraduate students researching industrial relations, human resource management, employment relations, industrial sociology and sociology of work will find this important resource invaluable.Trade Review‘This is an enlightening text on the subject of employment and work relations that will be useful for students in economics, specifically those studying labor relations.’ -- Lucy Heckman, American Reference Books Annual 2012Table of ContentsContents: 1. The Changing Face of Work and Employment Relations Adrian Wilkinson and Keith Townsend PART I: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS THEORY 2. The Future of Employment Relations: Insights from Theory Bruce E. Kaufman 3. Finding the Future in the Past? The Social Philosophy of Oxford Industrial Relations Pluralism Peter Ackers PART II: ACTORS 4. The State and Employment Relations Jason Heyes and Ian Clark 5. Union Strategy and Circumstance: Bank to the Future and Forward to the Past? Gregor Gall 6. Concerted Capital: Understanding Employer Interests and the Role of Employer Coordination in Contemporary Employment Relations Michael Barry 7. New and Emerging Actors in Work and Employment Relations: The Case of Civil Society Organizations Steve Williams, Brian Abbott and Edmund Heery 8. Employment Relations and Managerial Work: An International Perspective John Hassard, Leo McCann and Jonathan Morris PART III: RETHINKING LABOUR 9. Skills in the Twenty-first Century Organization: The Career of a Notion Anne Fearfull and Martin Dowling 10. Working Time in the Employment Relationship: Working Time, Perceived Control and Work–life Balance Lonnie Golden, Barbara Wiens-Tuers, Susan J. Lambert and Julia R. Henly 11. Migration and Labour Markets: An Interpretation of the Literature Tom Lusis and Harald Bauder 12. Child Labor Scott Lyon and Furio Rosati PART IV: CHANGING CONTEXTS 13. Flexicurity: Still Going Strong or a Victim of the Crisis? Peter Auer and Kazutoshi Chatani 14. Governance, Finance and Employment Relations Geoffrey Wood 15. Employment Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility Steve Brammer 16. Industrial Relations in China: Ball of Confusion? E. Patrick McDermott PART V: TOWARDS A FAIRER WORKPLACE? 17. Equity in the Twenty-first Century Workplace Glenda Strachan, John Burgess and Erica French 18. Dimensions of Dignity: Defining the Future of Work Sharon Bolton 19. Justice in the Twenty-first Century Organization Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro and Rashpal K. Dhensa Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful Handbook examines how labor unions across the world have experienced and responded to the growth of neo-liberalism.Since the 1970s, the spread of neo-liberalism across the world has radically reconfigured the relationship between unions, employers and the state. The contributors highlight that this is the major cause and effect of union decline and argue that if there is to be any union revitalisation and return to former levels of influence, then unions need to respond in appropriate political and practical ways. Written in a clear and accessible style, the Handbook examines unions' efforts to date in many of the major economies of the world, providing foundations for understanding each country. Policy makers, analysts, academics, researchers and advanced students in employment, industrial and labor relations as well as political economy will find this unique Handbook an important resource to understanding the contemporary plight and activity of labor unions. Contributors include: S. Ashwin, M. Atzeni, J. Bailey, D. Beale, B. Bruno, D.-o. Chang, S. Contrepois, F.L. Cooke, P. Dibben, H. Dribbusch, B. Fletcher Jr., G. Gall, P. Ghigliani, R. Hurd, J. Kelly, J. McIlroy, R. Munck, E. Noronha, D. Peetz, T. Schulten, R. Trumka, L. Turner, A. Wilkinson, G. WoodTrade Review’Gall, Wilkinson, and Hurd have produced an impressive collection of scholarly essays on labour's responses to neoliberalism. The International Handbook of Labour Unions provides policymakers, analysts, academics, researchers, and advanced students a compelling framework and key insights in identifying the dilemmas facing labour in the ages of globalisation. -- Edward Webster, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Labour Unionism and Neo-liberalism Gregor Gall, Richard Hurd and Adrian Wilkinson 2. Theories of Collective Action and Union Power John Kelly 3. Union Renewal: Objective Circumstances and Social Action Pauline Dibben and Geoffrey Wood 4. Pragmatism, Ideology or Politics? Unions’ and Workers’ Responses to the Imposition of Neo-liberalism in Argentina Maurizio Atzeni and Pablo Ghigliani 5. Neo-liberal Evolution and Union Responses in Australia David Peetz and Janis Bailey 6. Britain: How Neo-liberalism Cut Unions Down to Size John McIlroy 7. Unions in China in a Period of Marketisation Fang Lee Cooke 8. France: Union Responses to Neo-liberalism Sylvie Contrepois 9. German Unions Facing Neo-liberalism: Between Resistance and Accommodation Heiner Dribbusch and Thorsten Schulten 10. India, Neo-liberalism and Union Responses – Unfinished Business and Protracted Struggles Ernesto Noronha and David Beale 11. Russian Unions After Communism: A Study in Subordination Sarah Ashwin 12. Neo-liberalism, Union Responses and the Transformation of the South Korean Labour Movement Dae-oup Chang 13. Unions Facing and Suffering Neo-liberalism in the United States Bob Bruno 14. The Crisis of Neo-liberalism and the American Labour Movement Richard L. Trumka 15. Interaction between Labour Unions and Social Movements in Responding to Neo-liberalism Bill Fletcher Jr 16. Unions, Globalisation and Internationalism: Results and Prospects Ronaldo Munck 17. A Future for the Labour Movement? Lowell Turner Index

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Book SynopsisEuropean economic and monetary union creates a new environment for pay determination. The Single Market will boost competition in many sectors, and the integration of European capital will transform patterns of labour relations and pay fixing. Written by a distinguished group of authors from across the Community, this important new book deals with the key issues of pay and employment, wage differentiation within the Community, firms’ location decisions, centralised pay bargaining and lower inflation, new payment systems to boost productivity, and pay and unemployment in Southern Europe.The conclusion accepts the likely benefits of the Single Market, but argues for pay policies to help labour markets adapt. This means greater co-ordination of economic policies and measures to prevent an increase of inequality that could threaten the Community's cohesion. It stresses the need for nationally differentiated policies that enable all member countries to succeed within the Single Market.

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative history offers a major assessment of British industrial relations between the outbreak of the Second World War and the advent of Margaret Thatcher's government in 1979.Written by a group of leading specialists, this outstanding book examines the role of the government, the unions and employers, the influence of social welfare considerations on industrial relations policies and the patterns of strikes. Case studies focus on industrial relations in the docks, the motor manufacturing industry and road haulage between 1945 and 1979. A History of British Industrial Relations, 1939-1979 is both an up-to-date survey and a substantial addition to the literature which includes several chapters based upon new research. As well as revealing the complexities of British industrial relations in these four decades, the book also includes consideration of the extent to which, if at all, problems of industrial relations adversely affected the performance of the British economy.Trade Review'. . . provides the reader with an interesting range of studies from broad discussions of labour management and institutional development to more specific case studies which include such key example as the automobile industry.'Table of Contents1. The Second World War and state intervention in industrial relations 1939-45 (Chris Wrigley); 2. Labour and the law: The politics of industrial relations 1945-79 (Patrick Maguire); 3. Trade union development 1945-79 (Chris Wrigley); 4. The management of labour (Howard Gospel); 5. Industrial relations and social welfare 1945-79 (Noel Whiteside); 6. Strikes in post war Britain; 7. Decasualisaton and disruption: industrial relations in the docks 1945-79 (Jim Phillips); 8. The car industry 1945-79: shop stewards and workplace unionism (Dave Lyddon); 9. The road haulage industry 1945-79: from statutory regulation to contested terrain (Paul Smith).

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Book SynopsisManagement and Industry in Russia is a major examination of production relations in Russian industry during the transition process. Using a series of authoritative and thorough case studies, the authors focus on the gap between formal and informal relations in the work place, a key feature of traditional Soviet industrial production.Focusing on four contrasting regions in Russia - Moscow, Samara, Kuzbass and the Komi Republic - an experienced group of researchers has used a wide range of qualitative and ethnographical research methods to explore production relations in the Soviet enterprise. The research is based on a series of longitudinal case studies of between two and four enterprises in each region. The economic, social and political developments in each region have also been monitored. Each of the papers in this collection focuses on one aspect of life in a post-Soviet enterprise which it places in the context of the interaction of formal and informal relations in production. The areas discussed include the Soviet system of production, attitudes to work, the specificity of Soviet production, paternalism in state management, the role of women, the role of middle management and the continuing importance of the plan and pay systems.Trade Review’. . . a sociological study concerning connections between formal and informal activity, effectively pries open the black boxes, shedding much-welcome light on the monitored enterprises. All in all, Management and Industry in Russia is a stimulating volume that suggests new hypotheses about the nature of Russian transition, while serving as useful reminder that it is often those factors that are absent from official statistics that are decisive for reform.’Table of ContentsFormal and informal relations in Soviet industrial production; informal relations in the Soviet system of production; on a particular kind of love and the specificity of Soviet production; the mechanism of paternalistic management of the enterprise - the limits of paternalism; paternalism in Russian enterprises - our understanding; the position of women in production; middle management in industrial production in the transition to the market; we didn't make the plan; payment systems and the restructuring of production relations in Russia.

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Book SynopsisPerestroika's fate was determined by the hostile reaction of the working class. Strikes, protest and the fear of working class action had a devastating impact, yet relatively little is known about the workers' movement during this period. This book surveys the development of the new workers' movement in Russia under perestroika to understand how it connected with the workers at shop floor level and the national and local political authorities to whom it addressed its demands, and whose development it sought to influence. Drawing on a programme of collaborative research on Russian industrial relations from 1987 to 1992, the authors use a series of case studies to explain the gulf between the thousands of tiny independent groups, often based in a single enterprise or even a single shop and regional and national organizations without a grassroots base. Extensive interviews with participants, tape and video recordings as well as substantial documentary material are used in case studies of the 1989 miners' strike in Kuzbass, the Kuzbass Regional Council of Workers' committees, the Independent Miner's Union in Kuzbass, Sotsprof in Moscow and the Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions.Table of ContentsThe workers' movement in Russia; the 1989 miner's strike in Kuzbass; the Kuzbass Regional Council of Workers' Committees; the Independent Miners' Union in Kazbass; Sotsprof; the Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions; is there a workers' movement in Russia.

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