| List of Tables | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| List of Acronyms | |
| Pt. 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | A Theory of Labor Regulation | 3 |
| Pt. 2 | The Rise and Decline of Fordist Labor Regulation | 31 |
| Ch. 2 | Exclusionary Labor Regulation, 1945-58 | 37 |
| Ch. 3 | Labor Regulation in Crisis, 1958-69 | 61 |
| Ch. 4 | The New Society and Its Enemies, 1969-74 | 82 |
| Ch. 5 | Labor Regulation in Transition, 1974-81 | 111 |
| Pt. 3 | Socialist Labor Regulation | 143 |
| Ch. 6 | Desperately Seeking Socialism | 148 |
| Ch. 7 | The Two Logics of the Auroux Laws | 166 |
| Ch. 8 | The Search for Flexibility | 186 |
| Pt. 4 | Conclusion | 207 |
| Ch. 9 | The Future of Labor Regulation | 209 |
| Notes | 229 |
| Selected Bibliography | 265 |
| Index | 279 |
