Industrial Relations in Europe: Traditions and Transitions

Through a coordinated analysis of industrial relations in specific European Nations, Industrial Relations in Europe 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 labor as actors in the industrial relations system, and their mutual relationships + the dynamics of collective bargaining, conflict, consultation, and worker participation + 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 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.