To launch the Centre for Industrial Relations at the University of Toronto a conference was held with distinguished authorities invited to discuss the challenges and responses for Industrial Relations in the next decade. This volume, based on the papers presented, will be a welcome contribution to knowledge in this challenging field.

John H.G. Crispo (1933-2009) was a Canadian economist, author and educator. A graduate of the University of Toronto and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has taught at Huron College, University of Western Ontario and in the School of Business of the University of Toronto. He was the Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations at the University of Toronto and was active at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management where he was designated Professor Emeritus of Political Economy.