Unions in the 21st Century - An International Perspective

Zusatztext 'Discussing unions on a global level! this collection of papers written by well established researchers trying to provide an insight into why union density and influence in some parts of the world is declining...This book is a practical assessment! not just an observation! of the role and future role of unions throughout the world.' - Labour Research ' this book showcases the strengths as well as some of the weaknesses of contemporary industrial relations scholarship on union renewal.' - Journal of Industrial Relations Informationen zum Autor JOHN BURGESS Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Newcastle, AustraliaISLA CARMICHAEL Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, CanadaRAFAEL GOMEZ Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKREBECCA GUMBRELL-MCCORMICK School of Management and Organizational Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, UKMORLEY GUNDERSON Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Chair in Youth Employment, University of Toronto, CanadaRAYMOND HARBRIDGE Professor of Management and Head of the School, Graduate School of Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AustraliaRICHARD HYMAN Professor, Industrial Relations Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKBRUCE KAUFMAN Professor of Economics, School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, USADAVID LIVINGSTONE Centre for the Study of Education and Work, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and University of Toronto, CanadaRICHARD LOCKE Professor of Entrepreneurship and Political Science, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USAGRAEME LOCKWOOD Lecturer, Management Centre, Kings College, University of London, UKDAVID MARSDEN Professor of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKMIGUEL MARTINEZ-LUCIO Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Bradford School of Management, UKNOAH MELTZ Formerly Director, Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto, CanadaSIAN MOORE Senior Research Fellow, Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, UKPAUL OSTERMAN Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Sloan School of Management, MIT, USAMICHAEL PIORE Professor, Sloan School of Management, MIT, USACHRIS RIDDELL Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Toronto, CanadaCRAIG RIDDELL Professor, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, CanadaRUEBEN ROTH Senior Research Officer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, CanadaGLENDA STRACHAN Associate Professor, School of Management, Newcastle University, AustraliaMARK STUART Senior Lecturer, Industrial and Labour Studies Division, Leeds Business School, UKMICHAEL TERRY Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Warwick Business School, UKC.S.V. RATNAM Professor, International Management Institute, New Delhi, IndiaPAT WALSH Professor, Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandDAVID WILKINSON Deputy Head of School and Programme Director, Graduate School of Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AustraliaGEOFFREY WOOD Director, Human Resource Management Research Group, Coventry Business School, Coventry University, UKSTEPHEN WOOD Research Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK Klappentext This book presents a series of research essays on the state of unions in many different parts of the world. Written by leading researchers in the field it provides insights into the causes of union decline. But it goes beyond historical analyses to investigate the prospects for the future. Can unions organize in segments of the workforce such as the youth, women, low wage workers and those in the informal sector? Can unions network with other organizations such a...

List of contents

Unions in the 21st Century: Prospects for Renewal; A.Verma & T.Kochan The Future of Trade Unions; R.Hyman Extended Networks: A Vision for the Next Generation Unions; T.Kochan , R.Locke , P.Osterman & M.Piore Prospects for Union Growth in the US in the Early 21st Century; B.Kaufman Employment Relations in New Zealand: The Role of the State vis-a-vis the Labour Movement; P.Walsh , R.Harbridge & D.Wilkinson Crafting a Statutory Union Recognition Procedure that Works for the UK; S.Wood & S.Moore Conservative Legislation and Trade Union Change; G.Lockwood Union-Based Pension Funds and Social Investment: A New Role for Unions in the Economy; I.Carmichael Workers' Knowledge: An Untapped Resource in the Labour Movement; D.Livingstone & R.Roth Unions and Procedural Justice: An Alternative to the 'Common Rule'; D.Marsden Changing Patterns of Unionization: The North American Experience, 1984-1998; C.Riddell & C.Riddell Trade Union Survival and Women Workers in Australia; G.Strachan & J.Burgess The ICFTU and and Trade Unions in the Developing Countries: Solidarity or Dependence?; R.Gumbrell-McCormick Partnership and the Politics of Trade Union Policy Formation in the UK: The Case of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union; M.Martinez-Lucio & M.Stuart Partnership: A Serious Strategy for UK Trade Unions? M.Terry Negating or Affirming the Organizing Model? The Case of the Congress of South African Trade Unions; G.Wood From Playstations to Workstations: Young Workers and the Experience-Good Model of Union Membership; R.Gomez , M.Gunderson & N.Meltz Non-Governmental Organizations and Trade Unions: The Case of India; C.S.V.Ratnam & A.Verma

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'Discussing unions on a global level, this collection of papers written by well established researchers trying to provide an insight into why union density and influence in some parts of the world is declining...This book is a practical assessment, not just an observation, of the role and future role of unions throughout the world.' - Labour Research
' this book showcases the strengths as well as some of the weaknesses of contemporary industrial relations scholarship on union renewal.' - Journal of Industrial Relations

Product details

• Authors: T Kochan, T. Kochan, Thomas a. Kochan, Anil Verma
• Assisted by: Thomas Kochan (Editor), Verma (Editor), A Verma (Editor), A. Verma (Editor), Anil Verma (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2004
• EAN: 9781403935052
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-3505-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; B, Human Resource Management, Labour Economics, Industries, Personnel Management, Management science, Industry & industrial studies, Labor Economics, Palgrave Business & Management Collection, employment;employment relations;unions