The Global Evolution of Industrial Relations: Ideas, People and the IIRA
"Essential reading for all those concerned with the history and practice of industrial relations, this landmark volume chronicles the evolution of the field to date. It focuses on the largely untold story of how the globalization of industrial relations took hold, and explores in depth the pivotal events, ideas and people behind it." Today the field of industrial relations faces significant challenges at both an intellectual and policy level, and in a number of countries it is in decline and...
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"Essential reading for all those concerned with the history and practice of industrial relations, this landmark volume chronicles the evolution of the field to date. It focuses on the largely untold story of how the globalization of industrial relations took hold, and explores in depth the pivotal events, ideas and people behind it." Today the field of industrial relations faces significant challenges at both an intellectual and policy level, and in a number of countries it is in decline and even disarray. If present trends continue, important choices will have to be made to ensure brighter prospects. Drawing from the research and analysis of the field's history across the globe, this volume proposes lessons and implications for industrial relations in the future.
Introduction : the road ahead11The roots of industrial relations152The birth and early development of industrial relations : North America813Early industrial relations in Europe : the United Kingdom, the ILO and the IRI1614American industrial relations in the golden age2175The institutionalization of industrial relations in Australasia, Canada and the United Kingdom2636The IIRA : taking the industrial relations field global3017Industrial relations in the United States : challenges and declining fortunes3318Modern industrial relations in Australasia, Canada and the United Kingdom3819Industrial relations in continental Europe43510Industrial relations in Africa, Asia and Latin America48911The IIRA and contemporary industrial relations : promoting global dialogue54912Industrial relations : retrospect and prospect583
