Political Science : Labor & Industrial Relations

In his eye-opening diagnosis that makes the urgency of the threats vividly clear, Stern shows that Americans are contending with the most disruptive economic upheaval in the world economy since the Industrial Revolution. Yet, in the face of this daunting challenge, the American system simply isn't working well enough for most of us. Stern powerfully portrays how with the pace of globalization relentlessly quickening, the competitive pressures on our jobs and quality of life are heating up even more, especially as housing, health care, and oil prices skyrocket. While CEO salaries soar and business and the wealthy are handed plentiful tax shelters, the incomes of both white-collar and blue-collar workers stagnate, leaving most Americans struggling to pay off ever-escalating debt, instead of saving for retirement. The plain fact is that our system is out of whack, serving the interests of the top sliver of the most wealthy while putting the squeeze on the rest of us. more...

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Raises the understanding of exchange rate dynamics and analyses the role of exchange rates in reinforcing economic competitiveness. This book focuses on the link between currency developments and the real side of the economy. It addresses key issues of global imbalances, and the role of fundamentals in exchange rate economics. more...

Price: $135.00

In the early summer of 2005, an international expert meeting was convened in The Hague to share and compare national experiences with conciliation and mediation as methods for resolving collective labour disputes. Both the European Union and the Council of Europe have committed themselves to promoting these methods, which aim to assist disputants in finding creative, negotiated solutions, preserving their long-standing relationships. Ideally, trade unions and employers (associations) have such long-standing relationships, and many European countries have specialised conciliation officers or mediation services operating in this area. The expert meeting brought together a mix of leading mediators and academics from Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands to share their experiences and to exchange their views on the changes permeating Europe today: the rise of transnational labour disputes, the decentralization of collective bargaining, the process of de-unification, the joining of the EU by new member states without a social dialogue tradition, and the insights generated by the emerging science of principled bargaining, facilitative mediation and conflict management. All these developments are likely to increase the demand for expert mediation services to assist more often less experienced negotiators. Thereby, the very nature of mediation may gradually change. The national reports in this book are preceded by an introduction, a synthesis analysis, and a comprehensive overview of EU initiatives in the field of collective labour law and dispute resolution. more...

Price: $60.00

An examination of the origins, characteristics and performance of employee-owned firms, this text focuses on firms that have converted to either partial or full employee ownership. more...

Price: $170.00

A rigorous analysis and critique of employee relations in UK public services, examining topical issues such as decentralisation, fragmentation and the growth of individualism in the employment contract. more...

Price: $71.95