National Labour Relations in Internationalized Markets

'Traxler and his colleagues have set a benchmark for the close and unreleting analysis of data... some important lessons emerge' -European Sociological ReviewThis book presents and examines evidence and theories about changing patterns of industrial relations and their links to convergence on the one hand, and economic competitiveness on the other. It includes a comprehensive set of comparable date on industrial relations in twenty OECD countries including Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan, and most leading European countries.