Many societies use labor market coordination to maximize economic growth and equality, yet employers' willing cooperation with government and labor is something of a mystery. The Political Construction of Corporate Interests recounts employers' struggles to define their collective social...

Part I. Southern Europe : the labour market and the crisis. The themes, the concepts, and the field -- Employment relations and crisis management -- Part II. The changing context of employment relations in Spain, Greece, and Cyprus. Spain : compression and upheaval -- Greece, suppression,...

"The economic crisis has brought about a watershed in institutional, political and social relations, reshaping the labour market and the class structure in southern Europe. This book provides a critical comparative assessment of the dynamics of change in the employment field, focusing on Spain,...

This book examines contemporary changes in labor market institutions in the United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, focusing on developments in three arenas - industrial relations, vocational education and training, and labor market policy. While confirming a broad, shared...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The coalition's economic, employment and labour market reforms -- pt. 3. Employment relations under the coalition -- pt. 4. Reforming the state -- pt. 5. The coalition and employment relations : perspectives and prospects.