Industrial Relations in 1989
This paper deals with the major issues in Industrial Relations throughout 1989: the continuing overriding influence of the centralised system and Accord; the major areas of dispute, particularly those associated with planned industry restructuring and rationalisation of services; and some interesting and innovative developments highlighting changes in direction affecting organisations and individuals. The paper concludes with a summary Balance Sheetfor the 1980's from the perspective of unions and employers and speculates as to the effect of the 1990 Federal election on Australia's unique industrial relations system forecasting that, regardless of the party in government, the predominantly centralised regulated approach will accommodate an increasing degree of decentralised, deregulated administration of terms and conditions of employment.
Industrial Relations in 1988
Undoubtedly, the election of the Hawke Labor Government in 1983 marked a turning point in Australian industrial relations. To a large extent industrial turbulence receded, helped along by global econ omic instability and the influence ofthe Prices and Incomes Accord between the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Council of Trade Union (ACTU). Arguably, the apparent success of the Accord owed something to a widespread concern within unions that the election of a Liberal-National Party government at the federal level would have resulted in a major pro gram of economic regulation, especially in relation to the institutions ofthe labour market. During 1988, despite an increasingly buoyant economy, the continuing influence of these economic and political conditions ensured that the level of industrial disputation remained subdued by historical stan dards, though those opposed to the nascent corporate state or centralised wage fixing may have been heartened by signs that wage restraint was fraying at the...
Globalization and the Internationalization of Legal Education in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography
Globalization and its influence on legal education is a topic of growing interest to the legal profession and to legal educators alike. The first articles on the subject appeared in the mid-1990s, and the frequency of publications has been increasing ever since. This bibliography provides annotations to English-language law journal articles published between 1995 and 2008 that focus on the impact of globalization on legal education in the United States.