Thoroughly updated and revised by a team of international experts, this fifth edition continues to be the most authoritative and accessible overview of industri

Earlier editions of this text have become the standard reference for a worldwide readership of practitioners in governments, companies and unions, and students.

Employee relations in national contexts are significantly influenced not only by material forces but also by cultural and linguistic factors that are often high

Established as the standard reference for a worldwide readership of students, scholars and practitioners in international agencies, governments, companies and u

'The most comprehensive and authoritative comparative analysis of employment relations . . .' Thomas Kochan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United State