International institutions and supranational influence in employment relations1
Michel Goyer and Rocio Valdivielso del Real
Introduction
The governance of employment relations has been transformed in the last three decades under the pressures of globalisation (Beck, 2000; Berger, 2006; Goyer, Reinecke and Donaghey, 2014). The increased importance of trade, the multinationalisation of production chains and the mobility of capital across borders have not only shifted the balance of power at the workplace, but also significantly constrained the ability of governments to implement policies designed to protect workers from the disequilibrating consequences of unmediated market forces (Berger, 2000; Garrett, 1998; Garrett and Lange, 1991; Goyer, ...
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