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UNINA9910778917303321 |
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Autore |
Fairbrother Peter |
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Titolo |
Unions and globalisation : governments, management, and the state at work / / Peter Fairbrother. [et al.] |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-70819-7 |
1-283-44339-2 |
9786613443397 |
0-203-81458-4 |
1-136-70820-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in employment and work relations in context ; ; 7 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Government employee unions - Australia |
Government employee unions - Great Britain |
Employee-management relations in government - Australia |
Employee-management relations in government - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-223) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Unions and Globalisation Governments, Management, and the State at Work; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 State Restructuring in Two States; 2 A Conceptual Analysis: Changing State Management and Trade Unions; 3 Pathways to Change: The Restructuring of the Administrative State; 4 Trade Unions Addressing Change; 5 Remoulding the State Labour Process; 6 The State, Depoliticisation and Unions; 7 Public Sector Unions: Contesting Individualisation, Defending Collectivity; 8 A Way Forward?; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In recent decades, trade unions have suffered major reversals and experienced declining memberships. Transnational corporations and state-owned multi-nationals have increasingly implemented deteriorating terms and conditions of employment, with vulnerable and insecure job contracts. In this context, there has been a wide-ranging debate about the form of trade unionism, the bases for collective organization and struggle and the future of trade unionism. This book |
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