... light on the rise in collective action in developing countries and especially in the public sector. In practical terms, cases of industrial action have been recorded in developed capitalist states since the first half of the 19th century, but as noted by Kelly (2015) , “strike activity is highly...

...Professor Ralph Darlington; John Kelly Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the state of knowledge on strikes and collective action. Design/methodology/approach – Review of theoretical and empirical literature, including comparative literature. Findings – Both strike...