Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation, 2nd Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

We are happy to finally present a revised and enlarged edition of our book Industrial Relations, Trade Unions and Labour Legislation. Much of the credit for the completion of this edition goes to our publishers, who have been giving us regular feedback on the additional requirements of students and teachers of HRM, MBA, PMIR, BBA and other allied courses.

Some of the distinctive features of the present edition are as follows:

1. Incorporation of up-to-date data and information from authentic sources
2. Insertion of a separate chapter on labour policy in five-year plans
3. Inclusion of detailed sections, in appropriate chapters, on
   1. Theories of labour movement
   2. Composition of Indian labour force
   3. Measures for strengthening trade ...