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Explores the role of trade unions as products of, and agents for, democracy. -- .

Table of Contents

1: Introduction - Trade Unions and democracy: possibilities and contradictions
2: Trade unions and theories of democracy
3: Neo-Liberal reforms and accords: are they compatible with democracy?
4: Trade unions and democracy: can the third way recast the lnk?
5: Unions and non-standard employment
6: New forms of work and the representational gap: a Durban case study
7: The changing impact and strength of the labour movement in advanced societies
8: The U.S. and Canadian labour movements: markets vs. states and societies
9: The rise and fall of the organizing model in the US
10: Union growth and reversal in newly industrialised countries: The case of South Korea and peripheral workers
11: The rise of unions in semi-industrialized countries: the cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe
12: Social movement unionism
13: Unions and politics
14: Trade union democracy: the dynamics of different forms
15: Unions and social partnerships
16: Engagement or disengagement? unions and a new politics
17: Conclusion

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A Paperback by Mark Harcourt, Geoffrey Wood

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    Publisher: Manchester University Press
    Publication Date: 4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780719069796, 978-0719069796
    ISBN10: 0719069793

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Explores the role of trade unions as products of, and agents for, democracy. -- .

    Table of Contents

    1: Introduction - Trade Unions and democracy: possibilities and contradictions
    2: Trade unions and theories of democracy
    3: Neo-Liberal reforms and accords: are they compatible with democracy?
    4: Trade unions and democracy: can the third way recast the lnk?
    5: Unions and non-standard employment
    6: New forms of work and the representational gap: a Durban case study
    7: The changing impact and strength of the labour movement in advanced societies
    8: The U.S. and Canadian labour movements: markets vs. states and societies
    9: The rise and fall of the organizing model in the US
    10: Union growth and reversal in newly industrialised countries: The case of South Korea and peripheral workers
    11: The rise of unions in semi-industrialized countries: the cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe
    12: Social movement unionism
    13: Unions and politics
    14: Trade union democracy: the dynamics of different forms
    15: Unions and social partnerships
    16: Engagement or disengagement? unions and a new politics
    17: Conclusion

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