{"product_id":"inside-the-unions-a-comparative-analysis-of-policy-making-in-australian-and-british-printing-and-telecommunication-trade-unions-9783034317313","title":"Inside the Unions: A Comparative Analysis of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book consists of a comparative analysis of policy-making in Australian and British telecommunications and printing trade unions. It tests the validity of different theoretical models of union policy-making and behaviour, whilst also assessing the strength of the book’s hypothesis, that informal \u003ci\u003emicro-political \u003c\/i\u003einfluences inside unions – such as personal friendships, enmities and loyalties – affect union policy-making to a greater extent than has been previously acknowledged in the literature. \u003cbr\u003e Two central questions lie at the heart of this book: How, and why, do unions adopt specific policies? What factors explain the different behaviour of similar unions, when faced with comparable policy choices? \u003cbr\u003e As a former senior union officer the author realised that trade unions are often wary of publically disclosing those factors which informed their policy choices. For this reason an interview-rich methodology was adopted, which involved a seventeen-year longitudinal study, in which over 220 officers and staff of all the relevant unions, were interviewed in depth. The result is a book which throws new light on the rich and complex process of union policy-making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Union Policy-Making: Theoretical Perspectives – The British Printing Unions: Pre-1980 – The Australian Printing Unions: Pre-1980 – The British Telecommunication Unions: Pre-1980 – The Australian Telecommunication Unions: Pre-1980 – The British Printing Unions: 1980-1996 – The Australian Printing Unions: 1980-1996 – The British Telecommunication Unions: 1980-1996 – The Australian Telecommunication Unions: 1980-1996.","brand":"Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043639394647,"sku":"9783034317313","price":47.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783034317313.jpg?v=1750958975","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/inside-the-unions-a-comparative-analysis-of-policy-making-in-australian-and-british-printing-and-telecommunication-trade-unions-9783034317313","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}