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Industrial Relations in Africa Geoffrey E. Wood

Industrial Relations in Africa By Geoffrey E. Wood

Industrial Relations in Africa by Geoffrey E. Wood


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This book provides an overview on the state and nature of industrial relations in tropical and southern Africa, encompassing theoretical and comparative perspectives and country studies. Leading experts in the field provide insights into the underlying causes of both individual national traditions and practices, and continent-wide trends.

Industrial Relations in Africa Summary

Industrial Relations in Africa by Geoffrey E. Wood

This book provides an overview on the state and nature of industrial relations in tropical and southern Africa, encompassing theoretical and comparative perspectives and country studies. Leading experts in the field provide insights into the underlying causes of both individual national traditions and practices, and continent-wide trends.

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'...a detailed and nuanced analysis based on primary research and knowledge' - Wilma Eyang, The Round Table

About Geoffrey E. Wood

RICHARD CROUCHER is Professor and Director Research at Middlesex University Business School, UK LEWIS DZIMBIRI is Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science, University of Botswana, Botswana MOHAMED ESSAAIDI is Professor at Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco SOLA FAJANA is a professor at the University of Lagos, Nigeria TAYO FASOYIN is Director of the International Labour Organization's Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa GARTH FRAZER is Assistant Professor of Economics, Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto, Canada FITSUM GHEBREGIORGIS is a lecturer at the University of Asmara's Faculty of Business and Economics, Asmara, Eritrea GEORGE HAGGLUND is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, USA, and Visiting Professor, University of South Australia, Australia FRANK HORWITZ is Professor and Director of the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa LUCHIEN KARSTEN is a professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Organisation and Management, Landleven, The Netherlands JOY KIRENGA is the School Administrator in the Graduate School, Makerere University, Uganda GILTON KLERCK is a lecturer at Rhodes University, South Africa DAFE OTOBO is a professor at the University of Lagos, Nigeria LLOYD SACHIKONYE is a professor at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabe THABO SELEKE lectures in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana, Botswana EDDIE WEBSTER is Professor of the Sociology of Work Programme, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Table of Contents

Introduction: Comprehending Industrial Relations in Africa; C.Brewster & G.Wood PART ONE: COUNTRY STUDIES FROM EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA The Dynamics of Industrial Relations in Eritrea: 1991-2006; F.Ghebregiorgis & L.Karsten The Development of Industrial Relations in Kenya; G.Hagglund Industrial Relations and the Social Partners in Kenya; T.Fashoyin Industrial Relations in Malawi; L.Dzimbiri Contemporary Issues in Industrial Relations: The Case of Uganda; J.Kirenga PART TWO: COUNTRY STUDIES FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA Industrial Relations in Conditions of Economic Stress: The Zimbabwe Case; L.Sachikonye Trade Unions, Democratization and Structural Adjustment in Mozambique; E.Webster & G.Wood Labour Regulation In Namibia: From "Colonial Despotism" to "Flexible Taylorism"; G.Klerck Industrial Relations, Unions and Insecurity in South Africa; P.Dibben The Emerging and Changing Industrial Relations Landscape in Botswana; T.Seleke PART THREE; COUNTRY STUDIES FROM WEST AND NORTH AFRICA Industrial Relations in an Emerging Morocco; M.Essaaidi The Development of Industrial Relations in Nigeria, 1900-2006; S.Fajana Contemporary Industrial Relations in Nigeria; D.Otobo Industrial Relations in Ghana; G.Frazer Industrial Relations in Francophone Africa: The Case of Niger; R.Croucher PART FOUR: TRANS-CONTINENTAL TRENDS AND ISSUES Organising the Informal Economy: Results and Prospects - The Case of Ghana in Comparative Perspective; R.Croucher Cross-Continental Trends and Issues in Employment Relations in Africa; F.Horwitz

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NPB9780230013667
9780230013667
023001366X
Industrial Relations in Africa by Geoffrey E. Wood
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2007-10-17
243
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