George Myconos (2006), The Globalizations of Organized Labour : 1945-2004. New York : Palgrave McMillan

this book explores the ways in which organized labour has globalized since 1945. Using two ’touchstone’ indicators - the extent of cross-border integration, and the autonomy vis-à-vis the state - the book reveals a counterintuitive process : network globalization involves a continuing orientation towards the state. The book not only seeks to identify organized labour’s trajectory on the macro plane, but also to provide a more precise meaning of the term ’globalization’ as it relates to agency