Public service employment relations in Europe transformation, modernization or inertia? (Routledge, 1999)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Europe; The characteristics of public service employment relations; Challenges to the public sector; The framework; Transformation, modernization or inertia?; References; 2 Britain; Definitions of public service sectors; Organizational structure, employment and salaries; Employers and employers' associations; Trade unions; Public sector labour relations; Conclusions; References; 3 Germany; The focus of the analysis; Organizational structure, employment and wages; Employers and employers' associations
Provides an analysis of the restructuring of public service employment relations in six European countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark and the UK. Each of the chapters on national systems are written by experts in the field and organized around a set of themes and policy issues