International Handbook of Trade Unions

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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This Handbook is an authoritative and invaluable reference tool, uniquely analysing the forces governing unionism, union behaviour and union impact from a variety of perspectives, both theoretical and empirical. The 14 chapters are written in an accessible style by acknowledged leading specialists from the fields of economics and industrial relations. They offer a truly international perspective on this important subject.This superbly comprehensive Handbook examines the determinants of union membership, models of union behaviour and the economics of strikes, as well as the effects of unions on wages, pay inequality and firm performance (to include innovation). It also analyses trade unions as political actors and their impact on macroeconomic performance. Institutional detail is added in specific chapters documenting recent developments in the US and the UK, and prospects for a Europeanization of collective bargaining. A review of union density in more than 100 nations, is also provided.The Handbook is suited to a range of courses and is aptly designed to meet the needs of students - from undergraduates upwards - and academics in the fields of economics, industrial relations, human resources management, as well as general labour scholars.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-10-27
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781845426255

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Contents:1. IntroductionJohn T. Addison and Claus Schnabel2. Determinants of Trade Union Membership Claus Schnabel3. Economic Models of Union Behaviour Robin Naylor4. Unions, Bargaining and Strikes Peter Cramton and Joseph Tracy5. Unions and Productivity, Financial Performance and Investment: International Evidence David Metcalf6. Collective Bargaining and Macroeconomic Performance Robert J. Flanagan7. Changes Over Time in Union Relative Wage Effects in the UK and the USA Revisited David Blanchflower and Alex Bryson8. Unions and the Wage Structure David Card, Thomas Lemieux and W. Craig Riddell9. Unions and Innovation: A Survey of the Theory and Empirical Evidence Naercio Menezes-Filho and John Van Reenen10. Trade Unions as Political Actors Wolfgang Streeck and Anke Hassel11. Unions and Unionism Around the World Jelle Visser12. Recent Changes in the Industrial Relations Framework in the UK John T. Addison and W. Stanley Siebert13. Europeanization of Collective Bargaining Dieter Sadowski, Oliver Ludewig and Florian Turk14. Contemporary Developments in and Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the United States John DelaneyIndex

'The editors have successfully drawn together leading authorities and experts in the field to outline some key aspect within the modern international trade union movement. . . Each contribution is well-researched with clearly expressed arguments set in context to ensure the reader is able, not just to follow the lines of thought, but also to develop and pursue further inquiry. . . There is a strong international dimension that runs through a number of chapters. There is an excellent index and the references and endnotes are to a high standard. This book is essential for contextual reading in any major university and will be of particular relevance to those studying economics or the social sciences.'