Books and reports
March 2017
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Talking through the crisis: Social dialogue and industrial relations trends in selected EU countries
25 March 2017
This book brings together country case studies from eleven EU Member States, which document emerging trends in national social dialogue, focusing on developments since 2013.
January 2014
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Wage-led Growth: An equitable strategy for economic recovery
28 January 2014
This original and extensive study examines the causes and consequences associated with the falling wage share and rising inequality in income distribution, relating to both aggregate demand and labour productivity. It presents new empirical and econometric evidence regarding the economic causes and potential impact of changing income distribution.
June 2012
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Confronting Finance: Mobilizing the 99% for economic and social progress
15 June 2012
"The Global Labour Column has become a valuable source of analysis of current economic trends that affect working people all over the world. This anthology brings together critical pieces on many issues (fiscal strategies, finance policies, social protection, strategies for job creation and much more), encompassing different regions and various perspectives." -Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
October 2011
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World of Work Report 2011: Making Markets Work for Jobs
31 October 2011
Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2011 edition of “World of Work Report” shows that it will not be possible to recover successfully from the Great Recession unless social inequalities are addressed through well-designed policies. ...
September 2011
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Trade Unions and the Global Crisis: Labour’s Visions, Strategies and Responses
30 September 2011
If the recent global economic crisis has debilitated labour in many parts of the world, many segments of the trade union movement have been fighting back, combining traditional and innovative strategies and articulating alternatives to the dominant political and economic models. This book offers a composite overview of the responses of trade unions and other workers’ organizations to neoliberal globalization in general and to the recent financial crisis in particular.
June 2011
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The Global Crisis. Causes, responses and challenges
13 June 2011
This important collection of essays brings together the main findings of ILO research since the start of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008. With contributions from diverse research disciplines, the volume provides new perspectives on employment and income-led growth and the role of regulation, and makes policy recommendations for the future.
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There is an alternative: Economic policies and labour strategies beyond the mainstream
09 June 2011
A key message of the 2011 Global Labour Column anthology is that we need a plurality of ideas in order to develop and ultimately choose between different policy options. This volume will be of great interest to academic scholars as well as trade union activists and policy-makers.
December 2010
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Global Wage Report 2010/11: Wage policies in times of crisis
15 December 2010
The second in a series of ILO reports focusing on wage developments, this volume reviews the global and regional wage trends during the years of the economic and financial crisis of 2008 and 2009.
November 2010
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World of Work Report 2010. From one crisis to the next?
11 November 2010
Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2010 edition of “World of Work Report” assesses the state of labour markets worldwide amid the economic crisis and analyses the economic and social implications.
July 2010
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Trade and Employment in the Global Crisis
07 July 2010
In many low- and middle-income countries, the global financial crisis has led to significant losses of jobs and pressures on real wages. Based on the findings of ILO-sponsored country studies of employment impacts, this book analyses how cross-border trade has acted as a transmission channel, spreading the crisis to developing states. Key topics covered include how changes in trade flows affect the labour market, the role of price volatility and demand shocks in the recent crisis and how export concentration makes countries more vulnerable. This title is co-published with Academic Foundation.