Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview of changes in the context of the Swedish public sector. Design/methodology/approach – It reviews the main literature on the topic and relevant policy texts. Findings – In short, even though the last decade and a half has been a most...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to study the overall development of public sector industrial relations in The Netherlands. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the main literature on the topic and relevant policy texts. There are interviews with key individuals referenced...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to evaluate the general developments in the form of industrial relations in the UK public sector. Design/methodology/approach – It reviews the main literature on the topic and relevant policy texts. Findings – The article concludes by analysing...

This e-book studies the impact of new types of market based management systems in Western European public sector industrial relations. It points to the different dimensions of public sector change in terms of industrial relations and outlines some of the contradictory outcomes and ongoing...