Institutional Changes and European Social Policies after the Treaty of Amsterdam (Studies in Employment and Social Policy Set)

The Treaty of Amsterdam brings institutional changes to the European structure. It also contains the provisions regarding social policy and employment in its new chapters. This work focuses on both of these elements. Four of the five contributions examine the social policy of the European Union (EU) and the European Community (EC). The book also includes a chapter on institutional changes because, like other aspects of European policy, the Treaty’s social provisions are carried out through institutional structures. Institutional Changes and European Social Policies after the Treaty of Amsterdam also features a helpful index and several key annexes, including the consolidated version of the treaties establishing the EU and the EC, and the

List Price: $ 265.00

Price: $ 264.19


read more

Railroad Law a Decade after Deregulation

Railroads, our first large corporations, are still hauling the freight and keeping the country moving as we approach the 21st century. The last decade has seen substantial deregulation, along with basic changes in federal law relating to the railroad industry. Dooley and Thoms cover the law relating to freight and passenger service, railway labor, abandonment and spinoffs to short lines and railroad mergers and consolidations. An important reference book for the lawyer or railroad enthusiast.

List Price: $ 107.95

Price: $ 107.95

Related Employment Law Products


read more

Law and Industrial Relations: China and Japan after World War II (Studies in Employment and Social Policy Set)

Chinese and Japanese trade unions may seem emasculated and weak when compared with their Western counterparts in that they do not stand up to management to protect the interests of workers. The author’s careful analysis in Law and Industrial Relations: China and Japan after World War II probes the reasons for this difference, tearing down stereotypical notions about societies with a Confucian heritage, to examine the significant role of law in shaping industrial relations in modern China and Japan. Through a comparative analysis of their trade union laws, this work analyses the role of law in shaping postwar industrial relations in China and Japan and the interplay amongst such elements as the State or the Party, management, and

List Price: $ 140.00

Price: $ 139.90


read more