Globalization and Labour Relations - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858986699 ISBN 13: 9781858986692

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Some of these papers were originally presented at an international conference on Globalization and the New Inequality at Utrecht University, The Netherlands; others were commissioned specifically for this book. Topics include surprising answers to frequently asked questions about globalization (the authors argue that social welfare policies can be followed and that world market forces are not beyond governance); the myth of trade union solidarity; the international restructuring of the media industries; the increasing importance of local labor relations; the impact of globalization on the potash industry; and Australia's historic industrial relations transition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author:

Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Review:

...a valuable source of critical thinking on globalization or triadization and labour relations. -- – Thomas Murakami, Work, Employment and Society

...should be of great use to labor specialists and union organizers as they navigate an increasingly global labor market.' -- - Journal of International Law and Politics

Economic globalization is a much discussed topic but most of the writing on this subject has focussed exclusively on either financial or industrial capital. Although the impact of perceived globalization on labour has received some attention in the specialist industrial relations literature there is no book-length study, covering all aspects of labour relations. The volume edited by Leisink thus provides a valuable service, filling a yawning gap in the globalization literature. The authors are united in their attempt to tip the balance in the globalization discourse away from a one-sided focus on efficiency towards greater equity for labour but nevertheless assess labour's chances in a very sober manner. The book is sure to be adopted widely for courses on both globalization and labour relations. -- Christel Lane, Univeristy of Cambridge, UK

The anthology is a pleasure to read because it deals with some profound issues of labour market regulation. -- – Jens Lind, Transfer

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1858986699
• ISBN 13: 9781858986692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Leisink Peter