Open AccessThe Culture of Tripartism: Can European Models be Adapted for New Zealand Use?
Author(s) -
Angela Foulkes
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
new zealand journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0110-0637
DOI - 10.26686/nzjir.v18i2.3853
Subject(s) - outcome (game theory) , set (abstract data type) , political science , computer science , law , sociology , economics , mathematical economics , programming language
For nearly one hundred years, industrial relations systems in New Zealand have had two basic characteristics: they have been largely prescriptive, and they have been relatively self contained. They have been prescriptive in that the institutions and the procedures that were set out in the law were designed around a fairly precise intended outcome, and it was clear how and when the system would deliver the intended result.