The state and employment relations
Continuity and change in the politics of regulation
Miguel Martínez Lucio and Robert MacKenzie
Introduction
The question of the state is fundamental to employment relations1 or work and employment issues more broadly. The state is in many ways the guarantor and coercive force ensuring the establishment of the explicit rules and regulations that govern ER. The state is key to the public regulation and control of the contractual basis of such relations. The importance of having a clear understanding of what is commonly called the state is vital if we are to study the rules of engagement and the spheres of influence that govern our work. The state is also, as we will discuss below, not a monolithic actor ...
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