The increasing internationalisation of the economy and major challenges arising from outsourcing and demographic trends are leading to a progressive interdependence of national economies, highlighting the differences in standards and values between one system and another. As a result benchmarking takes on a particular importance, as seen in a number of papers in this issue exploring institutions of labour law and industrial relations from the comparative point of view in the economic, social and legal context.
International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations