{"product_id":"9789814525763","title":"Singapore's National Wages Council: An Insider's View: An Insider's View","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Emeritus Professor LIM Chong-Yah, Founding Chairman of the tripartite National Wages Council (NWC), this unique volume offers readers an insider's view of the genesis and the evolution of the wage determination mechanism and system in Singapore under the aegis of the NWC. As a tripartite body dealing with wages, wage policies and wage-related matters and promoting Growth with Equity, the NWC played a critical role in transforming industrial relations in Singapore from the then confrontational approach to that of mutual understanding, \u003ci\u003eesprit de corps\u003c\/i\u003e and social co-partnership. Drawing from his 30-year experience as NWC Chairman (1972–2001), Singapore's eminent Economics Professor shares with readers the important process and problems of seeking equitable wage increases through tripartite consensus based on a yearly national wage guideline system. The book also chronicles the role of the NWC in crisis management in 1974, 1985 and 1998, and in Economic Restructuring, 1979–1981. The structure and operation of this unique Singapore institution and the interesting problems of securing unanimity of support from the three tripartite partners are revealed in the book. Some important NWC personalities and their concerns and unique contributions are interestingly covered, anecdotally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLectures and Articles on NWC:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTripartism in Singapore: The Wage Guideline System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndustrial Relations, Economic Restructuring and Exportability of the NWC Model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrises Management and External Assessments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore and the World Economic Crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic Restructuring in Singapore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe NWC as I See It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Concerns of the National Wages Council\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNWC: Targets and Goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNWC: The Politics of Consensus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNWC: Issues and Initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Decent Wage for a Decent Job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters to the Prime Minister:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNWC's Recommendations on Countermeasures to 1974 Inflation Crisis: Letter to the Prime Minister on 8 May 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNWC's Recommendations on Economic Restructuring: Letters to the Prime Minister on 12 June 1979, 3 June 1980 and 13 May 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNWC's Recommendations on Countermeasures to 1985–1986 Recession Crisis: Letter to the Prime Minister on 21 April 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNWC's Recommendations on Countermeasures to 1998 Recession Crisis: Letter to the Prime Minister on 2 November 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAwards and Commendations:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr Lee Boon Yang on Prof Lim Chong Yah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr Lim Boon Heng on Prof Lim Chong Yah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Personal Reflections as NWC Chairman:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRecollection and Reflections\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Special Lectures and a Postscript:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes Singapore Need Economic Restructuring 2 or Another “Wage Revolution”?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShock Therapy 2 Proposal Revisited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostscript on Income Distribution, Economic Restructuring and Full Employment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Undergraduates, postgraduates and general public who have a keen interest in labour economics and industrial relations.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185296883952,"sku":"9789814525763","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814525763_p0.jpg?v=1763691014","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814525763","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}