Industrial Redundancies: A Comparative Analysis of the Chemical and Clothing Industries in the UK and Italy : a Comparative Analysis of the Chemical and Clothing Industries in the UK and Italy

"This title was first published in 2002. This work explores processes of corporate restructuring and employment change in two industrial areas, Teeside (in the north-east of England) and Brindisi (in the south-east of Italy), by drawing upon evidence from two industries - the chemical and clothing sectors."--Provided by publisher 1. Introduction -- 2. Theorizing Industrial Unemployment -- 3. Corporate Restructuring And Redundancies On Teesside -- 4. Brindisi: Between Corporatism And Reciprocity -- 5. The Regions Compared And Theoretical Reflections -- 6. The Social Value Of Labour And Economic Performance -- Appendix: Research Methodology. Lidia Greco. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [194]-210) And Index. Compares unemployment and restructuring in the chemical and clothing industries of Brindisi, southern Italy, and Teesside, northern England, during the 1990s. Contends that the rigidity of the cost of labour and the institutional regulation of the employment relation forces companies to adjust to adverse market conditions by reducing employment rather than real wages