Industrial Relations: Origins and Patterns of National Diversity

By Michael Poole

Book Overview

This comparative study of industrial relations provides an analysis of a wide range of phenomena, with a view to uncovering the origins of national diversity. It takes into account the notion of strategic choice, set within a series of constraints of environment, organizational and institutional conditions and power relationships. The book: * Covers a wide range of examples from the UK, USA, France, Germany Italy, Sweden, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India and Japan * Includes a comprehensive analysis of management and employers' associations, labour and trades unions * Examines the role of the state in comparative perspective

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041531383X
• ISBN13: 9780415313834
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 5.5"