Collective bargaining is still the main vehicle for labour worldwide to negotiate wages, benefits, retirement policies, training and other terms of working with management in both the public and private sectors. Labour economists have long been active in modelling the relations …
"This book presents a theoretical framework for unions which offers a unified treatment of the centralization of bargaining, the credibility of labour contracts, the unionization of labour markets and the relative bargaining power of the union. It assesses the microfoundations o…
Presents a new theoretical model of union bargaining. It challenges the prevailing view that collective bargaining has a negative impact on welfare and argues that given the existence of market failure, collective bargaining can enhance welfare. For scholars and students in labo…
In this book four experienced international analysts take the longer view and look at the changing forms of - and changing debates around - 'organizational participation'. They review an extensive literature of experiments and practical experiences through a critical evaluation …
Team-working, partnership, quality circles, works councils, industrial democracy, empowerment - are they distinct and innovative arrangements or is it a case of new wine in old bottles? In the post war period we have seen numerous forms of organizational participation sometimes …
