| | Preface | |
| | Contributors | |
| Pt. I | Introduction | |
| | 1 | The National Wages Council: A Keynote Address / Lim Chong Yah | 3 |
| | 2 | The National Wages Council: Themes and Issues / Rosalind Chew | 8 |
| Pt. II | Structure and Objectives | |
| | 3 | The National Wages Council: The Politics of Consensus / Lim Chong Yah | 15 |
| | 4 | The National Wages Council: Targets and Goals / Lim Chong Yah | 28 |
| | 5 | The National Wages Council: Issues and Initiatives / Lim Chong Yah | 48 |
| | 6 | A Legal Perspective of the National Wages Council / Tan Wee Liang | 70 |
| Pt. III | Macroeconomic Impact | |
| | 7 | Tripartism in Singapore: The National Wages Council / Chew Soon Beng | |
| | 8 | Productivity-Wage Linkage and Competitiveness: The Role of the State / Lee Suan Hiang | 112 |
| | 9 | Unit Labour Cost, Industrial Restructuring and Productivity Change in Singapore's Manufacturing Sector / Cao Yong | 127 |
| | 10 | Factors Shaping Singapore's Wages and Unemployment and the Role of the National Wages Council / Hoon Hian Teck | |
| | 11 | The National Wages Council, Central Provident Fund and Home Ownership / Tay Boon Nga | 166 |
| | 12 | The National Wages Council and Women in Singapore / Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | 183 |
| | 13 | A Long-Term View of Labour Migration, Foreign Investment and Growth in the Singapore Economy / Peter J. Lloyd | 196 |
| Pt. IV | Impact on Wages and Wage System | |
| | 14 | The National Wages Council and the Wage System in Singapore / Then Yee Thoong | 219 |
| | 15 | Output, Employment and Wage Determination in Singapore / Rosalind Chew | 230 |
| | 16 | Remuneration and Older Workers / John G. Bauer | 248 |
| | 17 | Flexiwage and Performance Appraisal in Singapore / Irene Chew Keng-Howe | |
| | 18 | A Comparison of Occupational Wage Structures in Singapore and Other Countries / Derek Robinson | 279 |
| Pt. V | Theoretical Perspectives | |
| | 19 | Issues in the Macroeconomic Management of Wages, Competitiveness, Profitability and Productivity in Singapore / Tan Kim Heng | 327 |
| | 20 | Training Costs and Efficiency Wages / Wu Ying | 342 |
| Pt. VI | Consensual Incomes Policy in Australia | |
| | 21 | Incomes Policies and Wages Outcomes in Australia, 1983 to 1996 / Warren Hogan | |
