International and Comparative Industrial Relations: A Study of Developed Market Economies

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Greg J. Bamber (Monash University, Australia) Russell D. Lansbury

International and Comparative Industrial Relations

A Study of Developed Market Economies

Greg J. Bamber (Monash University, Australia), Russell D. Lansbury

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01 December 2025

Economics of industrial organisation; Employment & unemployment; Political economy; Management of specific areas; Industry & industrial studies

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations

International and Comparative Industrial Relations (1987) analyses the factors which have shaped industrial relations in a range of different countries, including the characteristics of the major groups and parties concerned, and the nature and types of bargaining relationships which have evolved. A substantial comparative chapter examines trends within market economies as a whole, and a statistical appendix provides some valuable comparative labour market data. Each chapter follows a similar format, with an examination of the environment of industrial relations – economic, legal, social and political – and the major players – unions, employers and governments. Then follow descriptions of the main processes of industrial relations, such as local and centralised collective bargaining, arbitration and mediation, joint consultation and employee participation. Important topics are picked out, such as labour law reform, industrial democracy, technological change and incomes policy.

Edited by: Greg J. Bamber (Monash University Australia), Russell D. Lansbury
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032848679
ISBN 10: 1032848677
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Relations
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Part 1. Introduction 1. Studying Industrial Relations Greg Bamber and Russell Lansbury Part 2. English-Speaking Countries 2. Britain Greg Bamber and Ed Snape 3. Management–Labour Relations in the USA Hoyt Wheeler 4. Canada Mark Thompson 5. Australia Russell Lansbury and Edward Davis Part 3. Continental European Countries 6. Italy Claudio Pellegrini 7. France Janine Goetschy and Jacques Rojot 8. The Federal Republic of Germany Friedrich Fuerstenberg 9. Sweden Olle Hammarström Part 4. Japanese Industrial Relations 10. Japan Yasuo Kuwahara

Greg J. Bamber and Russell D. Lansbury