| Description |
viii, 424 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Traditions and transitions in industrial relations: a European view / Jelle Visser -- 2. From pluralism to ... where? Industrial relations in Great Britain / Jelle Visser and Joris Van Ruysseveldt -- 3. Contestation and state intervention forever? Industrial relations in France / Joris Van Ruysseveldt and Jelle Visser -- 4. Robust corporatism, still? Industrial relations in Germany / Jelle Visser and Joris Van Ruysseveldt -- 5. Corporatism beyond repair? Industrial relations in Sweden / Jelle Visser -- 6. Weak corporatisms going different ways? Industrial relations in the Netherlands and Belgium / Joris Van Ruysseveldt and Jelle Visser -- 7. A truly mixed case: industrial relations in Italy / Jelle Visser -- 8. Aspiring corporatism? Industrial relations in Spain / Marc van der Meer -- 9. The transformation of industrial relations in some Central and Eastern European countries / Hans Slomp, Jacques van Hoof and Hans Moerel |
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10. Revised diversity: from the neo-liberal decade to beyond Maastricht / Colin Crouch -- Appendix: statistical tables / Bernhard Ebbinghaus |
| Summary |
This textbook offers a broad-ranging introduction to the changing nature and context of industrial relations in contemporary Europe. Through a coordinated analysis of industrial relations in specific European nations, the book offers a representative, up-to-date and dynamic understanding of the subject. Across the individual national case studies, a range of common elements are examined: the differing roles of governments, business and labour as actors in the industrial relations system, and their mutual relationships; the dynamics of collective bargaining, conflict, consultation and worker participation; and the overall performance of industrial relations in economic, social and political terms. These issues are addressed within the wider context of changes affecting industrial relations in Europe in the 1990's: European unification, the globalization of production and markets, the information revolution, the destabilization of labour markets, the fragmentation of societies in the post-industrial era, and the crisis of welfare states. Industrial Relations in Europe provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject that will be invaluable for students, scholars and practitioners in economics, business and management, political science, sociology or law |
| Analysis |
Europe |
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Industrial relations |
| Notes |
Index: p. [417]-424 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [395]-416) and index |
| Subject |
Industrial relations -- Europe.
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| Author |
Ruysseveldt, J. van.
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Visser, Jelle.
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| LC no. |
96069548 |
| ISBN |
0803979649 |
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0803979657 (paperback) |
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