Foundations of Arbitration: The Origins and Effects of State Compulsory Arbitration 1890-1914

Abstract

Origins: Pre-arbitral labour legislation in Australia Voluntarism of compulsion? State systems of conciliation and arbitration The compulsory arbitration model of industrial dispute settlement Agency: Forced march Trade unions, the labour party and the introduction of arbitration in New South Wales and the commonwealth Neither capital nor labour Effects: The economy, wages and the establishment of arbitration Compulsory arbitration Master builders and the beginnings of arbitration in New South Wales The shop assistants case of 1907 and labour relations in Sydney's retail industry Theoretical reflections: Theoretical perspectives on legislative innovation: Corporatism and Australian arbitration Arbitration and the fight for economic justice The state, the labour process and the foundations of arbitration Notes Bibliography Notes on contributors Index