The scramble for 58 million jobs -- Tuke this job and love it -- The making of industrial peace -- Smug nation -- Strains beneath the surface -- White male wanted -- The unraveling -- Going backward -- Living and dying by the numbers -- The betrayal -- The new face of capitalism

The Research Handbook of Comparative Employment Relations is an essential resource for those seeking to understand contemporary developments in the world of work, and the way in which employment relations systems are evolving around the world. -- Special consideration is given to the impact of...

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction and Argument -- Part I. Informalization and the State -- 2. The Informalization of the Chinese Labor Market -- 3. Legislating Harmony: Labor Law Reform in Contemporary China -- 4. Social Policy and Public Opinion in an Age of Insecurity -- Part II....

Engaging each other : the weight of history-- And the challenges of the present -- Globalization and global union politics -- Societal politics and global governance -- Regulating the global state : beyond the social clause? -- Regulating capital : beyond corporate social responsibility --...