Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: The road ahead; 1. The roots of industrial relations; 2. The birth and early development of industrial relations: North America; 3. Early industrial relations in Europe: The United Kingdom, the ILO and the IRI; 4. American industrial relations in the golden age; 5. The institutionalization of industrial relations in Australasia, Canada and the United Kingdom; 6. The IIRA: Taking the industrial relations field global; 7. Industrial relations in the United States: Challenges and declining fortunes; 8. Modern industrial relations in Australasia, Canada and the United Kingdom; 9. Industrial relations in continental Europe; 10. Industrial relations in Africa, Asia and Latin America; 11. The IIRA and contemporary industrial relations: Promoting global dialogue; 12. Industrial relations: Retrospect and prospect; References; Index.

"Kaufman's book is a tour de force. It is a thoughtful and analytical history of the evolution of international and comparative industrial relations as a field of study. It is an insightful overview of the links between industrial relations and institutional economics and a passionate (and in my view correct) argument for why we need to maintain and strengthen these linkages. It will be an extremely valuable resource as we take up the challenges facing our field today and tomorrow." Thomas A. Kochan Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, Institute for Work and Employment Research, USA "This is the best work ever written on the historical development of industrial relations." Tadashi Hanami Professor Emeritus, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan "... an indispensable source of knowledge for anyone interested in the field of industrial relations, in the work of the ILO and in the activities of the IIRA." Manfred Weiss Professor, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany "... this is a book worth reading... more than a compendium... it is comprehensive. There can be no doubt that Kaufman has read and internalized virtually all of the field's early literature (at least that is written in English) and that he has provided an excellent synthesis of the work." Industrial & Labor Relations Review Cornell University, ILR School, USA"