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Industrial relations in emerging economies: The quest for inclusive development

This work examines industrial and employment relations in the emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Turkey while assessing the contribution of industrial relations to inclusive development.

The book uses real-world examples and conceptual frameworks to explore organized interest representation of labour and the evolution of industrial relations, revealing a continuing demand for independent collective interest representation in labour relations.

“This timely volume goes a long way towards filling an important gap in the literature on industrial relations.”–Richard Hyman, London School of Economics

“This book makes a significant contribution to the analysis of industrial relations’ role relative to inclusive growth in the era of socio-economic polarization.”–Dong-One Kim, President, International Labour and Employment Relations Association


Co-published with Edward Elgar Publishing.