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Author:   Adelle Blackett (McGill University, Canada) ,  Christian Lévesque (HEC Montréal, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781138996267

ISBN 10:   1138996262
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   26 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction: Social Regionalism in the Global Economy Adelle Blackett and Christian Lévesque Part 1: The Multilateral Firm as a Vector of Integration 1. Asymmetric Integration and the Restructuring of Social Relations in Global Firms: Actors, Institutions and Norms Christian Lévesque and Gregor Murray 2. MNC Strategies and their Linkages with SMEs Clemente Ruis Duran and Jorge Carrillo 3. The Role of Mncs in Reshaping Employment Relations in China Christian Lévesque and Hu Hao Part 2: Regulating Integration: Union and Civil Society Action 4. European Trade Unions and EU Labour Law Brian Bercusson 5. European Works Councils and Trade Union Networking: A New Space for Regulation and Workers’ Solidarity in Europe? Valéria Pulignano 6. Solidarity beyond Borders? Canadian Law and Trans-American Union Solidarity Action Pierre Verge 7. Does Social Embeddedness Still Matter? A Case Study in the Ghanaian Mining Sector Brice Adanhounme Part 3: Regional Integration and the Nation State in Labour Law Reform 8. The Reformulation of Labour Law in Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe Arturo Bronstein 9. Mapping the Social in Caribbean Regional Integration Rose-Marie Belle Antoine 10. Labour Reform from a Regional Perspective: Experiences in the Americas Graciela Bensusan 11. The Evolution of European Social Integration under Globalization: Some Reflections on Recent Developments Marie-Ange Moreau Part 4: International Institutions and Actors in Regional Reform 12. The Paradox of OHADA’s Transnational, Hard Law, Labour Harmonization Initiative Adelle Blackett 13. Trade, Labor, Migration: The ‘NAFTA Corn’ Example Chantal Thomas 14. Putting International Labour Law on the (Right) Map Brian Langille 15. The Cartography of Transnational Labour Law: Projection, Scale, and Symbolism Judy Fudge

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Adelle Blackett is Professor of Law at McGill University, Canada. She holds a doctorate in law from Columbia University where she taught as an Associate in Law for two years. She is a research coordinator for the Inter-university Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT), the convener of the Labour Law and Development Research Network (LLDRN) and the recent recipient of a Canadian Foundation for Innovation award to construct a Labour Law and Development Research Laboratory (LLDRL). Christian Lévesque is Professor of Human Resource Management at HEC Montréal, Canada. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from Laval University and did post-doctoral work at MIT in Cambridge, MA. He is an AIM visiting international fellow (Advanced Institute of Management). He is Co-director for the Inter-university Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT) and leads a research team on the evolution of employment relations within multinational firms in the global era.

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