The Representation Gap: Change and Reform in the British and American Workplace

Six Out Of Seven Us, And Two Out Of Three British, Employees Are Not Represented At Work. Towers Argues That The Erosion Of The Effective Defence And Representation Of Employees Could Have A Serious Negative Effect On Economic Performance. List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Two Systems In Crisis -- 1. Economic And Employment Contexts -- 2. Politics, Public Policy, And The Law -- 3. Trade Unions And Collective Bargaining In Decline -- 4. Is Decline Inevitable? -- 5. Democracy And Efficiency In The Workplace -- 6. Change And Reform In The British Workplace -- 7. Change And Reform In The American Workplace -- 8. Bridging The Representation Gap -- Conclusions: The Prospects For British And American Industrial Relations -- App. 1. British Governments Since 1945 -- App. 2. American Governments Since 1945 -- References -- Index. Brian Towers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [263]-283) And Index.