This article discusses the role of European Works Councils (EWCs) in industrial restructuring in the European car industry. It reviews a series of recent company agreements on local employment and investment guarantees, and concludes that the industrial relations system in the industry is...

Understanding EMU : the role of labour market institutions -- The other road to Maastricht : currency blocs, wage moderation, and social conflict -- The perils of coordination : wages and labour relations from the European Monetary System to EMU -- Diversity without unity : labour unions and...