Bibliography of Industrial Relations in Latin America

The range of this bibliography is not limited by the title, for, as the compilers indicate, “the objective is to cover the literature bearing on the worker and the work relationship in all sectors of the economy (agriculture, mining, commerce, manufacturing, and public services), with or without unions, and regardless of employment, unemployment, or retirement status” (p. ix). General studies, including those dealing with more than one country, appear in Part I, pp. 3-62. The remainder of the work covers topics within each of the twenty republics, primarily labor law, labor organization, and social security. The largest number of items appear under labor law, which in the case of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico requires several subdivisions such as contracts, unions, collective bargaining, and labor dispute settlements. Interestingly the bibliography is quite sparse on management, labor-management relations, labor economics, and manpower problems, reflecting, according to the compilers, the legal and political emphasis of industrial relations in Latin America. The compilers also hasten to assure students that most of the titles were secured from library card catalogues or from the actual books, pamphlets, and serial publications, thus suggesting that the researcher may be able to locate these items without much difficulty.