Global Unions? (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415288118 ISBN 13: 9780415288118

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

This edited collection examines the interaction between industrial relations and international relations in the global economy. The role of trade unions has changed significantly in the era of economic globalization and this book analyzes the key developments in union strategy on a local, national, regional and global level.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffrey Harrod is Emeritus professor of International and Comparative Labour Studies at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague and teaches at the International School for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam.
Robert O'Brien is an Associate Professor in the department of Political Science and a member of the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University, Canada.

Review:

Global labor issues have recently jumped on the agenda of international and industrial relations. This collection examines the theory, role, and strategies of organized labor in an increasingly global political economy..
–Buisness Horizons

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415288118
• ISBN 13: 9780415288118
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Harrod Jeffrey