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Industrial relations is an interdisciplinary field of study that encompasses all aspects of work and employment relations. Originating in institutional economics and Fabian socialism, it has evolved to address employment problems and issues ranging from wage determination and collective bargaining to human resource management and labour market dynamics and policies. Globalization has increased the importance of international and comparative analysis of employment practices and outcomes. Shifts in employment from manufacturing to services has rendered the term ‘industrial relations’ obsolete and led scholars to use the term ‘work and employment relations’ to describe their work and this field of study.

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Kochan, T.A. (2018). Industrial Relations. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_1020

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