The authors use leximetric analysis, which involves the numerical coding of the strength of legal protections, to document changes in the level of investor (shareholder and creditor) protection and worker protection in Australia for the period 1970-2010. For worker protection, the level of...

This paper assesses whether the formation of grassroots unions under the Professional Union Leader and Organizer Program' (PULOP) in China provide one viable pathway through which renewal might occur. Data obtained from in-depth interviews with union leaders, rank-and-file members, and data from...

This article utilises leximetric analysis, which involves the numerical coding of the strength of legal protections, to show changes in levels of shareholder and creditor protection in Australia for the period 1970-2010. This form of analysis, originally developed by La Porta et al, and...

The study of the employment relation has always held a somewhat ambiguous position within the field of economics. The nature of labour market adjustment processes and unique aspects of the employment relation have posed problems for standard economic theories and have limited the use of formal...

This Article introduces the Worker Protection Index (WPI), a new measure for quantitative cross-national comparison of the strength of worker protection provided by law. After presenting an overview and critique of existing labor regulation indices, the Article outlines the conceptual and...