Public Sector Education and Collective Bargaining – Public Policies for a Socially Sustainable Economy

This paper develops and illustrates the use of two methodologies to analyze the effect of unions on productivity in the public sector. Although the methodologies are applicable to a wide variety of public sector functions, the focus of the paper is on municipal libraries because of the availability of relevant data. The empirical analysis, which uses 1977 cross-section data on 260 libraries, suggests that collective bargaining coverage has not significantly affected productivity in municipal libraries.

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Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector: Cases in Public Policy.

ILR Review ◽

10.2307/2522358 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 602

Author(s):

David Lewin ◽

Frank H. Cassell ◽

Jean J. Baron

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Public Sector ◽

Collective Bargaining ◽

The Public

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Before the father even acknowledges the child: public sector collective bargaining

Canadian Public Administration ◽

10.1111/j.1754-7121.1984.tb00654.x ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 678-690

Author(s):

A.W.R. Carrothers

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Collective Bargaining

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Perspectives of introduction sustainable procurement in public procurement in Russia

Oeconomia Copernicana ◽

10.12775/oec.2016.003 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 35

Author(s):

Irina Romodina ◽

Maxim Silin

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Public Procurement ◽

Main Question ◽

Public Authorities ◽

Sustainable Procurement ◽

Global Trend ◽

Sustainable Economy ◽

Sector Research ◽

Public Sector Research

The paper is about sustainable public procurement as a new global trend in the development of a sustainable economy. The main question raised is the following: how could sustainable public procurement be implemented in Russia? We aim to answer the question by presenting the findings of survey, covering public procurement practices of 51 contracting authorities and documentation analysis of 400 public tenders, and investigating Russian legislation. The conducted survey aims to identify the aspects of sustainable public procurement already used by public authorities in procuring practices in Russia. The analysis of Russian legislation allows to define in which sections of procurement documentation different aspects of sustainability could be included. This paper provides a unique survey of sustainable procurement practices across the Russian public sector. Research also shows the prerequisites of implementation of sustainable public procurement in Russia.

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Collective conflict in the public sector in France

Transfer European Review of Labour and Research ◽

10.1177/102425890200800407 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 688-700

Author(s):

Marie-Armelle Souriac

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Collective Action ◽

Collective Bargaining ◽

Legal Regulation ◽

Public Enterprises ◽

Roles And Responsibilities ◽

The Public ◽

The Future ◽

The Government ◽

The Right

The right to strike has been recognised in France, even as a right guaranteed by the Constitution, since 1946. Strikes in the public sector are subject to specific legal regulation, including requirements for minimum notice periods and, in some circumstances, minimum service requirements. This contribution examines these special legal features of public-sector strikes. It is necessary to clarify the respective roles and responsibilities of the management of public enterprises (or administrative authorities) and the government. The article also considers alternative (and new) forms of collective action and agreements. In the future there may well be even greater scope for the regulation of strikes to be covered by collective bargaining.

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