Browse Items (157 total)

Introductory textbook on labour relations in the UK - discusses the development and structure of trade unions, the roles of industrial enterprises, industrial management and employers' organizations, and treats industrial conflicts, strikes and…

This new edition of a highly regarded text offers a valuable and comprehensive introduction to the practice of industrial relation in Ireland. With three new chapters covering Multinationals and Industrial relations practices, managing Industrial…

The series on Economy and Labor in Japan is intended to make accurate and reliable information on various labor issues in Japan available for people abroad. Cognizant of the fact that the number of people requiring such information has increased…

John Locke: Economist and Social Scientist is a comprehensive treatment of Locke’s economic thought and its relationship to his political and social philosophy, a subject that until now has been neglected by Locke scholars.

The first half of…

Essays regarding Jewish France. BNF (National Library of France), who provide access to the text to the public, disclaim that readers be aware that this work reflects a particular era and current of thought, and therefore contains many violent,…

Labor revitalization is among the first works to examine variations among the nations in the wide array of initiatives labor unions and labor movements are taking to strengthen themselves and recruit new members. Moving beyond previous research on…

OECD Industrial Relations Program. Special studies.

This book covers the principles of Labour law and industrial relations in Italy in a broad sense. After a general introduction covering general features, historical background and definitions, the book goes on to discuss the sources of labour law and…

Labour, life and poverty by F. Zweig ; with a preface by Lord Beveridge ; foreword by B. Seebohm Rowntree.

This book is intended as a brief incursion into the theoretical and practical implementation of trade unions' behavior and government action in the contemporary situation. It is more concerned with raising questions than with answering them but…

The summer of 2000 was dominated by a three-month lock-out by Iarnrod Eireann, the national train service, of 118 of its drivers, over 40% of the driving grade. The employees involved were all the members of Irish locomotive drivers Assocation…

When Alexander Bowman was elected to Belfast corporation as labour member for Duncairn in 1897, the very idea that he would still be remembered a century later for his relentless championing of the working-class cause appeared unthinkable. Yet…

Principles of Political Economy considered with a view to their practical application by Thomas Robert Malthus is a foundational economics text. It serves as a historical critique of classical economic theories, famously arguing that investment in…

An economics and political economy textbook which discusses descriptive issues such as which nations had benefited more in a system of trade based on comparative advantages. This book also discusses normative issues as ideal systems of political…

Exploration in the roots of labour struggles and industrial evolution. The text includes key discussions as the role of women in industry, legal interventions in labour conditions, and the progressiveness of employment equality.