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books  cep home page  about the cep  contact us  research  publications   -discussion papers   -occasional papers   -special papers   -CEE papers only   -CEP papers only   -MHRL papers only   -centrePiece   -books   -Policy Analysis   -Interviews and    Recordings    (Podcasts)   -Annual Reports   -dp submissions    for CEP staff.   -seminar papers   search:    --by year    --by program    --by author    --by title    --by number    --by keyword    --by abstract  events & calendar  staff directory  support & services  news & highlights   Trade Unions: Resurgence or Demise? edited by Sue Fernie and David Metcalf £21.99 Book: Paperback | 234mm x 156mm | 272 pages | ISBN 0415284120 | 07 Jul 2005 | Routledge This, the third book in the important Future of Trade Unions in Britain series, features original research underpinned with theory drawn from economics, organization theory, history and social psychology. The authors deliver a comprehensive analysis of trade unions' prospects in the new millennium, and case studies which deal with topical issues such as: the reasons for the loss of 5 million members in the 1980s and 1990s the way in which unions' own structures inhibit their revitalization the apparent failure of unions to thrive in the benign times since 1997 the extent to which use of the internet will permit unions to break with their tradition of organizing by occupation or industry the prospects for real social partnership at national level the way in which high performance workplaces in the US give voice to workers without unions. Written by some of the leading scholars in the area, this book gives an insight into union prospects for the future and has important policy implications for all parties concerned with industrial relations; unions, employers and governments. Contents: Introduction Sue Fernie Markets, Firms, and Unions: A Historical-institutionalist Perspective on the Future of Unions in Britain Howard Gospel Circling the Wagons; Endogeneity in Union Decline Paul Willman Social Movement Theory and Union Revitalization in Britain John Kelly British Unions: Resurgence or Perdition? An Economic Analysis David Metcalf Union Responses to Public-private Partnerships in the National Health Service Stephen Bach and Rebecca Givan Unions and Performance-related Pay: What Chance of a Procedural Justice Role? David Marsden and Richard Belfield From the Webbs to the Web: The Contribution of the Internet to Reviving Union Fortunes Richard Freeman The Public Policy Face of Trade Unionism Robert Taylor Follow the Leader: Are British Trade Unions Tracking the US Decline? Morris Kleiner Trade Unions in Germany: On the Road to Perdition? Claus Schnabel Appendix - Trade Union Numbers, Membership and Density Andy Charlwood and David Metcalf For further information please contact Helen Durrant, Publications Administrator, CEP, Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7395, Email: h.durrant@lse.ac.uk

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