The paper deals with the importance of trade unions in former times and at the present time. The author compares the living conditions of working people, the forms and conditions of labor markets and the state of enterprises in the second half of the 19th century as essential causes of the trade...

In dem vorliegenden Beitrag werden die interindustriellen Lohnstrukturen in den neuen Bundesländern und in ausgewählten mittel- und osteuropäischen Ländern, in denen die Transformation unterschiedlich stark vorangetrieben wurde, betrachtet. Zur besseren Einordnung der Ergebnisse werden die...

Examines the social consequences of restructuring and investigates the role social dialgue can play in finding socially responsible ways to mitigate the effects of restructuring. Includes brief comparisons with the banking and financial services industry, postal services and public utilities.

Examines the performance of the cut-flower industry and its impact on national economic development and local communities. Based on field survey covering 12 flower farms in northern Tanzania.

Based on data from Encuesta de hogares de 1996 del Direccion General de Estadistica, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEyC).