BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review in this Article Sabel , Charles F. Work and Politics: the Division of Labour In Industry. Harvey , Brian , Smith , Stephen and Wilkinson , Barry Managers and Corporate Social Policy: Private Solutions to Public Problems? Barbash , J. The Elements of Industrial Relations. Wolfgang Streeck Industrial Relations In West Germany: A Case Study of the Car Industry. Clinton , A. Post Office Workers: A Trade Union and Social History.     

Bookshelf 2001

Books Reviewed: Peter Auer, Employment revival in Europe. Labour market success in Austria, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands Franz Traxler, Sabine Blaschke and Bernhard Kittel, National Labour Relations in Internationalised Markets: A Comparative Study of Institutions, Change, and Performance Richard Whittington and Michael Mayer, The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure, and Social Science Bernard Casey and Michael Gold, Social Partnership and Economic Performance: The Case of Europe Düsseldorf: Hans‐Böckler Foundation, The South East Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs     

Bookshelf 2000

Books reviewed: Michael Poole, Employee Participation in Europe: A Case Study in the British and French Gas Industrials Emmanuel Mermet, The Role of Employer Associations and Labour Unions in the EMU‐Institutional Requirements for European Economic Policies Torsten Müller, The Establishment of European Works Councils ‐ From Information Committee to Social Actor Philip James, Prevention at the Workplace Michal Federowicz, Polish Transition Ten Years ‐ Processes and Perspectives Michael Gold, Fundamental Social Rights at Work in the European Community A.V.Jose, Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Italy     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review in this Article Morgan , Gareth (Ed.) Beyond Method: Strategies For Social Research. Earl , Michael J. (Ed.) Perspectives On Management - A Multidisciplinary Analysis. Karabadse , Andrew The Politics of Management. Poole , M., Brown , W., Rubery , J., Sisson , K., Tarling , R. and Wilkinson , F. Industrial Relations In the Future: Trends and Possibilities In Britain Over the Next Decade. Bradley , Keith and Gelb , Alan Worker Capitalism: the New Industrial Relations. Durcan , J. W., Mccarthy , W. E. J. and Redman , G. P. Strikes In Post-War Britain: A Study of Stoppages of Work Due to Industrial Disputes, 1946-73.     

Book reviews

Flexible Rigidities: Industrial Policy and Structural Adjustment in the Japanese Economy 1970–1980 Ronald Dore Managing the Factory P. K. Edwards International and Comparative Industrial Relations Greg J. Bamber and Russell D. Lansbury, (Eds). Allen and Unwin Democracy and Control in the Workplace Ed. Davis and Russell Lansbury (Eds) Longman Cheshire Compulsory Arbitration in New Zealand: The First Forty Years James Holt Power and Powerlessness in Industry: An Analysis of the Social Relations of Production Rosemary Harris     

Bookshelf

Books reviewed: International and Comparative Employment Relations, Chris Brewster The Privatisation Process in East-Central Europe. Evolutionary Processes of Czech Privatizations, Anne Mills Fighting for Partnership: Labour and Politics in Unified Germany, Tony Royle The Left’s Dirty Job: The Politics of Industrial Restructuring in France and Spain, Miguel Martinez Lucio The Political Economy of German Unification, Johan Jeroen De Deken Introduction to European Social Security Law, Machteld Van Opstal European Labour Law, Andrew Bell     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Hazzard, John and Holliday, Ruth Organization-Representation. Work and Organizations in Popular Culture Wigan, Rolf; Picot, Arnold and Reichwald, Ralf Information, Organisation and Management Clarke J. and Newman, J. The Managerial State: Power, Politics and Ideology in the Remaking of the Welfare State. Rinehart, J.; Huxley, C. and Robertson, D. Just Another Car Factory? Lean Production and its Discontents Huemer, Lars Trust in Business Relations. Economic Logic or Social Interaction? Mabey, C.; Skinner, D. and Clarik, T.A.R. Experiencing Human Resource Management. Mansell, Robin and Silverstone, Robert Communication by Design. The Politics of Information and Communication Technologies.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Colin Bryson, The Insecure Workforce Thomas Murakami, Employment Relations: Individualisation and Union Exclusion‐An Interanational Study Dr Stephen Heycock, More with Less: Work Reorganization in the Canadian Mining Industry G.C Harcourt, The Development of Economics in Western Europe since 1945     

Book Reviews

Paying for the Piper: Capital and Labour in Britain’s Offshore Oil Industry. Charles Woolfson, John Foster and Matthias Beck Managing The Unions — The impact of legislation on trade unions’ behaviour. Roger Undy, Patricia Fosh, Huw Morris, Paul Smith and Roderick Martin One Big Union: A History of the Australian Workers Union 1886–1994. Mark Hearn and Harry Knowles The European Labour Market. Nick J. Adnett Restructuring Krakow: Desperately Seeking Capitalism,. Employment and Work Relations in Context Series, Jane Hardy and Al Rainnie L’État des relations professionnelles_Traditions et perspectives de recherche. G. Murray, M.–L. Morin and I. Da Costa Regional Integration and Industrial Relations in North America. Maria Lorena Cook and Harry C. Katz (eds) Human Resource Management; Rhetorics and Realities. Karen Legge The Politics of Empowerment. Peter McLaverty     

BOOK REVIEWS

COMMUNICATIONS The Art of Communication. By A. C. Leyton The Speech Writing Guide. By James J. Welsh A Manager's Guide to Speaking and Listening. By J. Campbell Connelly Impromptu Speaking. By Vera Gough , Second Edition Towards Efficiency in Reading. G. Wainwright How to Use the Case Study in Training for Decision Making. By David R. Willings Case Studies in Marketing Finance and Control. By Michael Ivens and Frank Broadway CHURCH MANAGEMENT Ministry and Management. By Peter F. Rudge ECONOMICS Investments for Capacity Expansion: Size, Location and Time Phasing. Studies in the Economic Development of India. By Alan S. Manne Mathematical Reasoning in Economics and Management Science: Twelve Topics. By J. C. G. Boot Price Policies and Practices. A. Source Book of Readings. By Donald F. Mulvihill and Stephen Paranka INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY Industrial Democracy: The Sociology of Participation By Paul Blumberg Industrial Democracy and Industrial Management. By Eric Rhenman INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Industrial Relations, Comparative Aspects with particular reference to Ireland. By George F. Daly Labour Management Relations in India. By K. N. Subramanian Personnel Management in Context. By Anne Crichton Social Services in British Industry. By A. F. Young Trade Unions. By Allan Flanders INDUSTRIAL SECURITY Design for Security. By Richard J. Healy RACE RELATIONS Immigrants in Industry. By Sheila Patterson The Coloured Worker in British Industry, By Peter L. Wright RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Innovation for Profit Uncertainty in Research Management and New Product Development. Edited by Raymond M. Hainer , Sherman Kingsbury and David B. Gleicher Handbook of Industrial Research Management. Edited by Carl Heyel , 2nd Edition SOCIOLOGY The Affluent Worker: Industrial Attitudes and Behaviour. I. By John H. Goldthorpe , David Lockwood , Frank Bechnofer , Jennifer Platt The Affluent Worker: Political Attitudes and Behaviour. 2. By John H. Goldthorpe , David Lockwood , Frank Bechnofer , Jennifer Platt The Sociology of Industry. By S. R. Parker , R. K. Brown , J. Child M. A. Smith STATISTICS Calculus for Students of Business and Management. By Bevan K. Youse and Ashford W. Stalnaker Mathematics for Accountants and Managers. By R. F. J. Dewhurst Introducing Statistics: Statistics for the social scientist, Vol. 1. By K. A. Yeomans Applied Statistics: Statistics for the social scientist. Vol. 2. By K. A. Yeomans     

Bookshelf 2003

Books reviewed: Wolfgang Lecher, Bernhard Nagel and Hans‐Wolfgang Platzer. The Establishment of European Works Councils: From information committee to social actor. Wolfgang Lecher, Hans‐Wolfgang Platzer, Stefan Rüb and Klaus‐Peter Weiner. European Works Councils: Developments, types and networking. Wolfgang Lecher, Hans‐Wolfgang Platzer, Stefan Rüb and Klaus‐Peter Weiner. European Works Councils: Negotiated Europeanisation. Between statutory framework and social dynamic. Gregor Murray, Jacques Bélanger, Anthony Giles and Paul‐André Lapointe (eds). Work and Employment Relations in the High‐Performance Workplace. Bob Hancké. Large Firms and Institutional Change: Industrial Renewal and Economic Restructuring in France. Daryl D’Art and Thomas Turner (eds). Irish Employment Relations in the New Economy. Margaret Linehan, Michael J. Morley and James S. Walsh. International Human Resource Management and Expatriate Transfers: Irish Experiences.     

Book reviews

Books reviewed: Jill C. Humphrey. Towards a Politics of the Rainbow Brendan Burchell, David Lapido and Frank Wilkinson (eds). Job Insecurity and Work Intensification Peter Ackers and Adrian Wilkinson (eds). Understanding Work and Employment: Industrial Relations in Transition     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Being Local Worldwide: ABB and the Challenge of Global Management, Tony Edwards Britain at Work, As depicted by the 1988 Workplace Employee Relations Surrey, Wendy Loretto Manufacturing Advantage: Why High‐Performance Work Systems Pay Off, Sue Hutchinson Talking About Organisation Science: Debates and Dialogues from Crossroads, Tony J Watson     

Port Cities

Reviewed in this essay: Han Meyer City and Port: Urban Planning as a Cultural Venture in London, Barcelona, New York, and Rotterdam. Changing Relations between Public Urban Space and Large Scale Infrastructure Richard Marshall (ed.) Waterfronts in Post‐Industrial Cities Raymond W. Gastil Beyond the Edge: New York's New Waterfront     

Book reviews

David Knights and Hugh Willmott, Management Lives: Power and Identity in Work Organisations Mike Ironside and Roger Seifert, Facing up to Thatcherism: The History of NALGO 1979–93 James A. Jaffe, Striking a Bargain: Work and Industrial Relations in England 1815–65 Steve Babson, The Unfinished Struggle: Turning Points in American Labor, 1877–Present Tony Royle, Working for McDonalds in Europe: The Unequal Struggle     

Book Reviews

Beardwell, Ian Contemporary Relations: A Critical Analysis Cressey, Peter and Jones, Bryn Work and Employment in Europe: A New Convergence? Berger, Stefan and Broughton, David The Force of Labour Gennard, John and Bain, Peter A History of the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades Hendry, Chris Human Resources Management: A Strategic Approach to Employment Deakin, Simon and Morris, Gillian S Labour Law     

Book reviews

Books reviewed: Alan Campbell, Nina Fishman, and John McIlroy, British Trade Unions and Industrial Politics Vol I: The Post‐War Compromise, 1945–64. Vol II: The High Tide of Trade Unionism, 1964–79 Jack Eaton, Comparative Employment Relations Robert Taylor, The TUC: From the General Strike to New Unionism Stephen Bach, Lorenzo Bordogna, Guiseppe Della Rocca and David Winchester, (eds) Public Service Employment Relations in Europe: Transformation, modernization or inertia?     

Shorter Reviews

Hardly, Jane and Al Rainnie, Restructuring Krakow. Desperately Seeking Capitalism Butler, Tim and Michael Rustin, Rising in the East: The Regeneration of East London Harvie, Christopher, The Rise of Regional Europe Jones, Barry and Michael Keating (eds.), The European Union and the Regions Koopmans, Ruud, Democracy from Below: New Social Movements and the Political System in West Germany Duyvendak, Jan Willem 1995 The Power of Politics: New Social Movements in France     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: William Brown, Simon Deakin, Maria Hudson, Cliff Pratten and Paul Ryan, The Individualization of Employment Contracts in Britain Lei Delsen and Eelke de JongThe German and Dutch Economies: Who Follows Whom? John P. Tuman and John T. Morris (eds.), Transforming the Latin American Automobile Industry: Unions, Workers and the Politics of Restructuring Theo NicholsThe Sociology of Industrial Injury Ian Proctor and Maureen PadfieldYoung Adult Women, Work and Family: Living a Contradiction Jack Barbash and Noah M. Meltz (eds.), Theorizing in Industrial Relations—Approaches and Applications     

Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Paul Osterman, Thomas A. Kochan, Richard Locke and Michael J. Piore, Working in America: A Blueprint for the New Labour Market Brian Towers and William Brown (eds.), Employment Relations in Great Britain: 25 years of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service G. van Gyes, H. de Witte and P. Pasture (eds.), Can Class Still Unite? The Differentiated Work Force, Class Solidarity and Trade Unions Paul Smith, Unionization and Union Leadership: The Road Haulage Industry