Industrial relations in India's development economy

The present Book may be said to be a fitting sequel to its author, the late Professor N. N. Chatterjee's earlier work, "Management of Personnel in Indian Enterprises". Like the earlier work this Book also is a testimony to its author's great scholarship and almost a life-time's study of and close familiarity with the practical aspects of industrial relations in a developing country like ours. In his varied roles as a senior official of the Government of India concerned with labour problems, also as an erudite scholar and writer and a distinguished teacher, Professor Chatterjee had first-hand knowledge of the many intricate and sensitive problems concerning industrial relations in our country. The result is that all conceivable aspects of industrial relations have been explored and discussed at great length in this highly informative and comprehensive book.

The Book consists of five major parts, each part beginning with a concise introduction to all the Chapters in that Part. Each Chapter closes with a succinct summary, and each topic has been discussed in detail, keeping in view the international and national perspective. In almost every Chapter a comparative picture of the Indian scene with that in other countries has been drawn. In the Book there are copious references to the works of leading authorities without losing originality in presentation and analysis. The language and style are throughout simple, lucid and effective.