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The Emergence of Industrial Relations in Regional Trade Blocks — A Comparative Analysis
Author(s) -
Kaminska Monika Ewa,
Visser Jelle
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00847.x
Subject(s) - institutionalisation , residence , regional integration , industrial relations , trade union , southeast asia , social security , political science , economic integration , economy , economic geography , international trade , economics , sociology , demographic economics , ethnology , law
This article analyses the emergence and institutionalization of regional industrial relations arrangements in six regional integration agreements (European Union, North American Free Trade Association, Mercado Común del Sur, Economic Community of West African States, Southern African Development Community, Association of Southeast Asian Nations). In each, the article investigates human and social rights, labour standards, residence and social security rights of migrants, regional union and employer organization, and provisions for social dialogue. The article tries to explain the comparative differences in emergent regional industrial relations by testing four competing hypotheses based on integration and institutional theories specified at the regional and national level.