Corporate social responsibility and trade unions : perspectives across Europe

1. The rise of corporate social responsibility as a challenge for trade unions / Lutz Preuss, Michael Gold and Chris Rees -- 2. Belgium : unions questioning the added value of CSR / Celine Louche -- 3. Finland : positive union engagement with CSR / Anna-Maija Lamsa and Soilikki Viljanen -- 4. France : state influence over union strategies on CSR / Christelle Havard and Andre Sobczak -- 5. Germany : binding agreements preferable to voluntary CSR / Axel Haunschild and Florian Krause -- 6. Hungary : CSR between socialism and export-oriented MNCs / Matthew Lloyd-Cape -- 7. Lithuania : CSR on a wish list / Raminta Pucetaite, Virginia Jureniene and Aurelija Novelskaite -- 8. Poland : much risk, little benefit in CSR / Jan Czarzasty -- 9. Slovenia : CSR as a luxury in tough economic times / Ursa Golob, Klement Podnar and Miroslav Stanojevic -- 10. Spain : an opportunity to improve working conditions through CSR / Xavier Coller. [et al.] -- 11. Sweden : CSR as a non-union arena for union issues / Sabina du Rietz -- 12. United Kingdom : scepticism and engagement in union positions on CSR / Michael Gold, Chris Rees and Lutz Preuss -- 13. European trade unions and CSR : common dilemmas, different responses / Chris Rees, Lutz Preuss and Michael Gold.