Comparative Employment Relations in the Global Economy

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of figures
List of tables
Notes on contributors
List of abbreviations
PART 1: Comparative employment relations
	1. Introduction: global challenges at work
		The structure of the book
		References
	2. Theoretical perspectives on comparative employment relations
		Market driven theories
		The political economy of employment relations
		Conceptual framework
		Notes
		References
PART 2: Employment relations challenges in comparative perspective
	3. Globalization and employment relations
		Introduction
		Perspectives on globalization
		Debates regarding the consequences of globalization
		Towards a
global regulation of labour standards?
		Globalization and employment relations research
		Theory
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	4. Job quality, work intensity and working time: the experience of work
		Introduction
		The changing debate about work: from deskilling to job quality
		Comparative trends in skill levels and job quality
		Work intensification
		Work time: asocial problem revisited
		Conclusions
		References
	5. Inequalities and employment relations
		Introduction
		Inclusive employment relations: their contribution to reducing multiple equalities
		The challenges of addressing multiple equalities
		How can trade union actions address multiple equalities?
		Conclusions
		References
	6. Labour migration
		Introduction
		Conceptualizing migration
		Migration flows
		Labour market implications for native workers
		Implications for migrants and labour market integration
		Intergenerational mobility
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	7. Work and employment practices in comparative perspective
		Work and employment systems in the golden age
		New realities: the neoliberal era
		Notes
		References
	8. Employment relations and economic performance
		Introduction
		Trends in employment relations institutions
		How do employment relations affect economic growth and business performance?
		Employment relations and inclusive growth: future prospects
		Notes
		References
	9. Employment relations, welfare and politics
		Introduction
		Varieties of welfare regimes and the employment relationship
		Four models of employment and welfare regimes
		Politics: political institutions, class structures and voting patterns
		Welfare and employment reforms
		Future challenges
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
PART 3: Regulating the employment relationship
	10. Individual employee rights at work
		Introduction
		Preliminary observations on the rationales for employment mandates
		Minimum labour standards
		Equal status rights
		Privacy and dignity rights
		Anti-retaliation protections and whistleblower rights
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	11. Collective representation at work: institutions and dynamics
		Introduction
		What is collective representation? meanings and ambiguities
		Varieties of trade unionism
		Union membership, structure, democracy and effects
		‘Non-union’ collective representation
		Institutional continuity and change
		References
	12. Regional regulation: the European Union
		Introduction
		Regional integration: a
spectrum of possibilities
		The European Union
		The European-level dimension to employment relations
		Multi-level governance and the effectiveness of EU regulation
		Assessment and prospects
		Notes
		References
	13. International regulation: standards and voluntary practices
		Introduction
		Voluntary regulation in the context of global governance
		The International Labour Organization (ILO)
		Voluntary regulation and the employment relationship in
the global arena
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
PART 4: Employment regulation in national contexts
	14. The United States
		The hegemon after hegemony?
		Big business and fordism in the new deal era
		The 1970s and the crisis of the new deal order
		Flexibility, contingent work and the new industrial relations
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	15. The United Kingdom
		The actors and processes in employment relations
		Employment relations outcomes
		Theoretical perspectives
		Conclusions
		Note
		References
	16. France
		Introduction
		Actors and processes in French political economy
		Industrial relations outcomes
		Theoretical considerations
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	17. Germany
		Introduction
		Core features of the post-war model
		Key actors within the German system of employment relations
		Employers
		Government
		Employment relations processes and outcomes: general trends and developments
		Theoretical perspectives
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	18. Sweden
		Introduction
		The actors and processes in employment relations
		From declining growth in the 1970s to the economic crisis of the 1990s
		Trade unions
		Employers and employer organizations
		Government and political intervention
		Employment relations outcomes
		Theoretical considerations
		Conclusions
		References
	19. Japan
		Introduction
		Evolution of employment relations in Japan
		Actors
		Employment relations processes
		Pressures for change and actors’ reactions
		Neo-dualism, the rise of the service sector and government intervention
		Abenomics and the politics of work style reform
		Changing actors and actor relations
		Change, inertia and institutions
		Notes
		References
	20. Brazil
		Introduction
		The actors and processes in employment relations
		Employment relations outcomes
		Theoretical perspectives
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	21. Russia
		Actors and processes
		Employment relations outcomes and processes
		Theoretical perspectives
		Prospects
		Notes
		References
	22. India
		Introduction
		The Indian labour market
		The historical evolution of Indian industrial relations
		Actors in Indian employment relations
		Employment relations outcomes
		Theoretical implications
		Conclusion
		References
	23. China
		The actors in employment relations
		The processes of employment relations
		Employment relations outcomes
		Theoretical perspectives
		Strategies of employers, unions and workers
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	24. South Africa
		The trade union challenge to racial exclusion under apartheid
		The corporatist framework after 1994
		Corporatism waylaid: the post-apartheid restructuring of the labour market
		The erosion of the corporatist framework
		Power shifts within employment relations
		South Africa’s employment relations in aglobal context
		Notes
		References
Index