A well-coordinated, professional and efficient labour administration machinery is essential to the effective governance of the labour market. This book will be an invaluable resource for labour administrators, labour inspectors, conciliators, employment service officials, governments, workers,...

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction--Jill M Jensen and Nelson Lichtenstein -- Part I. Beyond Europe: The ILO Encounters the Pacific World -- 1. A Sea of Difference: The ILO and the Search for Common...