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SAGE PUBLISHING Comparative Industrial And Employment Relations 1995 Edition by Van Ruysseveldt
Comparing industrial and employment relations in different countries and identifying the elements of commonality across the range of national systems,this comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to industrial and employment relations in the wider economic, technological and political context. Throughout, employment relations are set within the framework of the overall relationships between firms, markets, interest organizations and governments. Topics addressed include: distinct theoretical approaches to analyzing industrial and employment relations; the role of interest groups and organized interests in the industrial relations system; differences in the level of government intervention in industrial relations over time and between nations; the processes of bargaining, collective representation and participation, and the growth of flexibility; changes over time in three key elements of employment relations - wages, working time and qualifications; and developments in employment relations, work organization and technology in three important sectors - the automobile industry, banking and retailing. PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Growing Cross-National Diversity or Growing Diversity tout court? An Introduction to Comparative Industrial and Employment Relations - Joris Van RuysseveldtRegulating the Employment Relationship - Rien HuiskampAn Analytical FrameworkPART TWO: INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN A CHANGING EUROPETrade Unions from a Comparative Perspective - Jelle VisserEmployers and Employers' Associations - Frans van WaardenGovernment Intervention in Industrial Relations - Frans van WaardenPART THREE: INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGECollective Bargaining in Transition - Rien HuiskampIndustrial Democracy, Employee Participation and Operational Autonomy - Rien HuiskampPART FOUR: WAGES, WORKING TIME AND QUALIFICATIONSWages from a European Perspective - David MarsdenWorking Time and Time Resource Management - Willem de LangeLabour Relations, Organization and Qualifications - Arndt SorgePART FIVE: NEW TECHNOLOGIES, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSNew Production Technologies and Changing Work Systems - Arndt SorgeThe Crisis of Fordism - Ben DankbaarRestructuring in the Automobile IndustryService Work in European Countries - Albert Mok and Kea TijdensOrganization, Technology and Industrial Relations in Banking and Retailing