Strategic Choices in Reforming Public Service Employment

SØREN K. ANDERSEN Industrial Relations Research Group, FAOS) Department of Sociology, University of CopenhagenSTEPHEN BACH The Management Centre, King's College LondonLORENZO BORDOGNA Department of Social Studies, University of BresciaJONATHAN BROCK Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of SeattleAARON CRAWFORD Industrial Relations Centre, Victoria University, WellingtonJESPER DUE Industrial Relations Research Group, (FAOS), Department of Sociology, University of CopenhagenRAYMOND HARBRIDGE Employment Relations, Victoria University, Wellington and Management, La Trobe University, MelbourneKAZUTOSHI KOSHIRO Yokohama National UniversityRUSSEL D. LANSBURY Department of Industrial Relations, University of SidneyDUNCAN K. MACDONALD School of Management, University of NewcastleMARK THOMPSON Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of British ColumbiaPAT WALSH Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Victoria University, WellingtonDAVID WINCHESTER Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

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.

List of Figures List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Reforming Public Sector Labour Relations; C.Dell'Aringa The New Public Management in Europe; S.Bach & G.Della Rocca Collective Bargaining in Western Europe; L.Bordogna & D.Winchester Employers' Associations and Unions in Public Sector; B.Keller, J.Due & S.K.Andersen United States Public Sector Employment; J.Brock Canadian Public Sector Employment; M.Thompson Japanese Public Sector Employment; K.Koshiro Public Sector, Industrial Relations in New Zealand; P.Walsh, R.Harbridge & A.Crawford Employment Relations in the Australian Public Sector; R.D.Lansbury & D.K.Macdonald Index