Books reviewed: David Coates. Models of Capitalism: Growth and Stagnation in the Modern Era David Coates. Models of Capitalism: Debating Strengths and Weaknesses: Volume 1, Capitalist Models: Divergence and Convergence; Volume 2, Capitalist Models under Challenge; Volume 3, The Ascendancy of...

Books reviewed in this article: Peter A. Hall and David Soskice (eds.), Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage Robert E. Goodwin, Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Henk-Jan Dirven, The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn,...

Books reviewed: Employment with Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice by John W. Budd. ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2004. Workplace Justice Without Unions by Hoyt B. Wheeler, Brian S. Klaas and Douglas M. Mahony. W.E. Upjohn Institute for...

Books reviewed: Marx's Revenge by Meghnad Desai. Verso, London and New York, 2002, Reviewed by Andrew Glyn, University of Oxford, Bob Sutcliffe, Bilbao United We Stand: A History of Britain's Trade Unions by Alastair J. Reid. Allen Lane, London, 2004, Reviewed by David Metcalf, London School of...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine union and non‐union consultation and representative arrangements at South West Water (SWW) over a ten‐year period, from 1992 to 2002. Design/methodology/approach – The paper attempts to fill the gap in the current research by examining the processes...

The maritime industrial environment -- Global collective bargaining -- Transnational union networks and enforcement -- Global regulatory politics and skill certification -- Global regulatory politics and labor standards in the ILO -- Breaking no eggs and making no omelets