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Global Unions?: Theory and Strategies of Organized Labour in the Global Political Economy
Author(s): Jeffrey Harrod (Editor), Robert O'Brien
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2002
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 304 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415288118
- ISBN-13: 9780415288118
Book Description
This edited collection examines the interaction between industrial relations and international relations in the global economy. The role of trade unions has changed significantly in the era of economic globalization and this book analyzes the key developments in union strategy on a local, national, regional and global level.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘A stimulating book. It unravels a range of issues relevant to the survival of unionism and gives much food for thought on union policy.’ – Labour & Industry
About the Author
Jeffrey Harrod is Emeritus professor of International and Comparative Labour Studies at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague and teaches at the International School for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. Robert O’Brien is an Associate Professor in the department of Political Science and a member of the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University, Canada.
