Dunlop / Galenson Labor in the Twentieth Century

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6612-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Web PDF

Labor in the Twentieth Century provides the comparative method of reviewing labor in five advanced democratic countries. This book presents statistical series for employment, unemployment, wages, hours, and labor disputes. Organized into five chapters, this book begins with an overview of the major changes in the characteristics of both workers and their jobs that have occurred since 1990. This text then examines the social, political, and economic environment of Germany. Other chapters consider the factors that have made France exceptional, including the use of foreign manpower, the heavy labor-force participation of women, and the long period of demographic stagnation connected with low birthrates at the beginning of the 19th century. This book discusses as well the scarcity in the labor market, particularly of qualified manpower. The final chapter deals with the Westerner's conceptualization of Japanese industrialist relation. This book is a valuable resource for economists, historians, and social scientists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunlop, John T.

Galenson, Walter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Labor in the Twentieth Century;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS;8
5.1;INTRODUCTION;12
5.2;THE WORKER'S CENTURY;12
5.3;LIVING STANDARDS;13
5.4;INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL ROLE;15
5.5;ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE;20
6;CHAPTER 1. THE UNITED STATES;22
6.1;THE WORKING POPULATION;22
6.2;TRADE UNIONISM AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING;40
6.3;WAGES AND SALARIES;68
6.4;LABOR LEGISLATION;83
6.5;FUTURE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS;93
7;CHAPTER 2. GREAT BRITAIN;96
7.1;INTRODUCTION;96
7.2;THE LABOR FORCE;96
7.3;TRADE UNIONISM;110
7.4;EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION;122
7.5;COLLECTIVE BARGAINING;124
7.6;THE STATE AS EMPLOYER;133
7.7;THE STATE AS REGULATOR;134
7.8;WAGES;142
7.9;CONDITIONS OF WORK;154
7.10;A LOOK TO THE FUTURE;157
8;CHAPTER 3. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY;160
8.1;THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT;160
8.2;THE LABOR FORCE;161
8.3;LABOR POLICIES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;173
8.4;RESULTS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND LABOR POLICY;188
8.5;MAJOR CURRENT PROBLEMS;201
9;CHAPTER 4. FRANCE;208
9.1;INTRODUCTION;208
9.2;THE ACTIVE POPULATION AND WAGE EARNERS;209
9.3;THE TRADE UNIONS;218
9.4;COLLECTIVE BARGAINING;228
9.5;WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS;237
9.6;THE FUTURE OF THE SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;250
10;CHAPTER 5. JAPAN;252
10.1;INTRODUCTION;252
10.2;INTERPRETING JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;253
10.3;HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL REVIEW OF THE LABOR MARKET AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;295
10.4;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;333
11;INDEX;334