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The Global Evolution of Industrial
Relations: Events, Ideas and the IIRA Bruce E. Kaufman |
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Essential reading for
all those concerned with the history and practice of industrial relations,
this landmark volume chronicles the evolution of the field to date. It
focuses on the largely untold story of how the globalization of industrial
relations took hold, and explores in depth the pivotal events, ideas and
people behind it. For the most part, the
roots of industrial relations are found in North America and the United
Kingdom, and this volume takes a substantive look at the theory and practice
that developed in these regions before the Second |
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World War. A
comprehensive and informative account of events post-1945 is also provided,
highlighting the four all-important pillars that shaped industrial relations
in this period: the International Labour
Organization (ILO), the International Industrial Relations Association
(IIRA), the leading role in industrial relations played by the United States
following the Second World War, and the spread of industrialism, market
economies, trade union movements and democratic forms of government to many
non-Western nations. Today the field of
industrial relations faces significant challenges at both an intellectual and
policy level, and in a number of countries it is in decline and even
disarray. If present trends continue, important choices will have to be made
to ensure brighter prospects. Drawing from the research and analysis of the
field's history across the globe, this volume proposes lessons and
implications for industrial relations in the future. |