Regulating labor: the state and industrial relations reform in postwar France
Chris Howell
Princeton University Press
An unflinching look at how the labor movement, such as it is, came to be how it is today.  Howell takes an x-ray to the historical, economic and political influences that have shaped our world and controls the people who built it.<p>One of Howell's greatest strengths is focusing on the specific without ignoring the greater context.  Reading this book will give you a strong foundation on the state of labor today and a perspective of the world it exists in.  It also happens to be lucidly written and a compelling read.