Part I- Collective Bargaining 　　Huang Renmin 　Characteristics of Collective Wage Bargaining in China and the Practical Role of Trade Unions 　　Youngmo Yoon 　Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining in South Korea- Moving 　from Enterprise-level Collective Bargaining to Industry/Sectoral-level Collective Bargaining 　 　Thorsten Schulten 　Collective Bargaining in Europe- An overview 　　Reinhard Bahnmiiller 　The Dual System of Representation in Germany: Structure and Current Developments Part II- Dispute Resolution 　　Shen Qinqing and Pan Taiping 　The Role and Function of Trade Unions in Resolving Collective Labour Disputes in China 　　Youngmo Yoon 　Industrial Disputes and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in South-Korea 　 Thorsten Schulten 　Conflict Resolution in Europe Part III - Industrial Relations during Economic Crisis 　　Kinglun Ngok 　Chinese Labour Law in the Global Financial Crisis 　　Qiao Jian 　Lessons for China from Labor Policies during the Great Depression in the USA 　　Kiu Sik Bae and Rudolf Traub-Merz 　How Can the Interests of Workers Be Safeguarded during the Economic Crisis in Korea？ 　　Wolf gang Daubler 　Workers'' Rights in an Economic Crisis: Germany Part IV- Atypical Employment 　　Kiu Sik Bae 　Atypical Employment in Korea- Beyond the Standard Working Contract 　　Wolf gang Daubler 　Beyond the Standard Labour Conti''act -Experiences from Germany