| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Mapping the Terrain: Varieties of Industrial Relations and Trade Unionism; 2. Hard Times: Challenges and Responses; 3. Renewing Power Resources: Recruitment, Representation, and Mobilization; 4. Restructuring Trade Unionism: Mergers and Organizational Redesign; 5. Bargaining in Adversity: Decentralization, Social Partnership, and the Crisis; 6. Unions and Politics: Parties, Alliances, and the Battle of Ideas; 7. Beyond National Boundaries: Unions, Europe, and the World |
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8. Hard Choices: Reconciling Strategy and DemocracyReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
This title examines trade unions in ten European countries Britain, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Italy. It explores their historical evolution, the current challenges which they face such as membership loss and a weakening of collective bargaining, and their response to these challenges |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 5, 2013) |
| Subject |
Labor unions -- Europe
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Labor unions
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Sindicats.
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Sindicalisme.
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Europe
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Europa occidental.
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| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hyman, Richard, author
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| ISBN |
9780191756290 |
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0191756296 |
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