Examines legislative changes since 1990 in Central and Eastern European countries with regard to the mechanisms, institutions and levels of collective bargaining, the legal nature of collective agreements, union representativeness, and labour dispute settlement.

Examines the current legal framework for dispute prevention and settlement in Cambodia, identifies some of the shortcommings in existing procedures and operations, and outlines a number of strategic interventions required for the development and improvement of the country's labour dispute...

Presents the Block-Roberts methodology for measuring labour standards, highlighting its relativism (does not rely on a universal benchmark like ILO Conventions) and its politically feasible benchmark (at least one jurisdiction enacted). Comparing the US with Canada and the EU, resp., determines...