New forms of work organisation and new production systems that mark a decisive break with the Taylorian principles of bureaucracy and division of labour are the foundation on which the competitiveness of modern firms is built. ... The fact that new production methods are not diffused more widely...

The aim of the paper is to study the relation between the demand for human rights and foreconomic prosperity. It analyzes the demand not, as it is often done in the literature, from the“voice” perspective (political activity), but rather looks at the “exit” perspective...

This chapter reviews the literature on employment and labor law. The goal of the review is tounderstand why every jurisdiction in the world has extensive employment law, particularlyemployment protection law, while most economic analysis of the law suggests that lessemployment protection would...

Forced individualization, increasing pluralism and overwhelming practical constraints, particularly in the business arena, characterize our modern world. Ruthlessness, especially in competition, often seems to be the order of the day. Against this background, many people ask themselves whether...