Strategic Choices in Reforming Public Service Employment - by C Dell'aringa & G Della Rocca & B Keller (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Although many industrialized countries have had to face the same political and economic pressures in reforming their public sectors there have been different reactions and a diversity of solutions to the emerging problems. This book examines the most significant initiatives targeted towards the restructuring of public sector employment relations in countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The contributors focus on national and local governments, and health, education and social services. The first section provides an up-to-date analysis of six European countries. The second part considers the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.

Review Quotes

"...for teaching purposes the book has considerable merit." - P.B. Beaumont, Industrial and Labor Relations Review

About the Author

SØREN K. ANDERSEN Industrial Relations Research Group, FAOS) Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen STEPHEN BACH The Management Centre, King's College London LORENZO BORDOGNA Department of Social Studies, University of Brescia JONATHAN BROCK Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Seattle AARON CRAWFORD Industrial Relations Centre, Victoria University, Wellington JESPER DUE Industrial Relations Research Group, (FAOS), Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen RAYMOND HARBRIDGE Employment Relations, Victoria University, Wellington and Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne KAZUTOSHI KOSHIRO Yokohama National University RUSSEL D. LANSBURY Department of Industrial Relations, University of Sidney DUNCAN K. MACDONALD School of Management, University of Newcastle MARK THOMPSON Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of British Columbia PAT WALSH Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Victoria University, Wellington DAVID WINCHESTER Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick