The Governance of Labour Administration

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'This highly instructive book on how labour administration is struggling with challenges in the contemporary world of labour gives a compact analysis of the evolution of national systems in the context of the ILO's 1978 Labour Administration Convention. The case studies of the reforms and innovations in labour administration presented here, for eight countries on different continents with differing economies, make it essential reading for scholars and practitioners alike.' -- Kazuo Sugeno, University of Tokyo and Member of the Japan Academy, Japan 'This collection shines an informed light on an area vital to policy delivery - effective labour administration, and its contribution to good public governance. I found the wide-ranging contributions from different regions and perspectives interesting in themselves while together they help identify important preconditions and enablers. The book should be of value to academics across a number of areas including employment relations, as well as key reading for policy makers, social partners and those involved in the staffing and oversight of labour administration bodies.' -- Linda Dickens, University of Warwick, UK 'Recent years have witnessed an explosion of new forms of work organization such as gig work, temporary work, and freelancing. These developments have brought regulatory questions to the fore. Much attention has been directed at the content of those regulations, yet without effective administration the rules have no teeth. This is a topic that is too often overlooked. The Governance of Labour Administration performs a welcome service by filling this gap via an impressive international comparative study. This volume is an important and useful contribution to the ongoing debate about how best to manage a rapidly changing job market.' -- Paul Osterman, MIT Sloan School of Management, US