Introduction : the changing nature of labor, management, and government interactions / Harry C. Katz -- The Irish experiment in social partnership / Paul Teague and James Donaghey -- The Netherlands : resilience in structure, revolution in substance / Hans Slomp -- Collective bargaining and...

One of the main challenges in labour relations in Europe is the ongoing decentralisation of collective bargaining from national and sectoral levels to company levels. Decentralisation might be an answer to business needs in competitiveness and organisational flexibility. However, it risks...