'...the book has considerable strengths for the students or scholars of employment relations generally and of industrial democracy specifically.' - Work, employment and society, Jeff Hyman, Caledonian University, UK

• 1. Introduction2. The development of employee ownership3. Employee ownership and politics4. The structures of employee ownership5. Contexts and reasons for employee ownership6. Employee participation and governance: theory and predictions7. Employee participation and governance: institutions, practices, and outcomes8. Ownership, participation, and employee attitudes9. Discussion and conclusions