New Frontiers of Democratic Participation at Work

Contributors from a wide range of European countries illustrate the validity of four propositions about employee participation: that different forms of employee participation mutually reinforce each other; that major shifts in employment relations require innovative approaches to participation; that appropriate conditions (including the provision of training and support) are required for the spread of participation; and that trade unions remain a crucial foundation for the promotion of participation.

Michael Gold, Dr, is Senior Lecturer in European Business and Employee Relations at the School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London.