The author reviews evidence that the bargaining structure is becoming more decentralized in Sweden, Australia, the former West Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, although in somewhat different degrees and ways from country to country. He then examines the various...

The author reviews evidence that the bargaining structure is becoming more decentralized in Sweden, Australia, the former West Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, although in somewhat different degrees and ways from country to country. He then examines the various...

Analyzes how expenditures of the city of San Francisco were altered in response to changes in municipal labor costs over the period 1945 through 1976. Discussion of the demands model and organizational model; Description of data; Trends in department employees; How the intradepartment...

Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Part 1: The Strategic Level of Labor Relations -- 1. A Framework for Analyzing Labor Relations -- 2. Labor, Management, and Government Interactions -- 3. The Law and Legal Systems -- 4. The Role of the Economic, Technological, and Demographic...