Strikes around the world : Case-studies of 15 countries.

Are strikes going out of fashion or are they an inevitable feature of working life? This is a longstanding debate. The much-proclaimed 'withering away of the strike' in the 1950s was quickly overturned by the 'resurgence of class conflict' in the late 1960s and 1970s. The period...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van der Velden, Sjaak
Otros Autores: Dribbusch, Heiner, Lyddon, Dave, Vandaele, Kurt
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Strikes and lockouts > Case studies.
Labor disputes > Case studies.
Grèves et lock-out > Études de cas.
Travail > Conflits > Études de cas.
Labor disputes
Strikes and lockouts
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Are strikes going out of fashion or are they an inevitable feature of working life? This is a longstanding debate. The much-proclaimed 'withering away of the strike' in the 1950s was quickly overturned by the 'resurgence of class conflict' in the late 1960s and 1970s. The period since then has been characterized as one of 'labor quiescence'. Commentators again predict the strike's demise, at least in the former heartlands of capitalism. Patterns of employment are constantly changing and strike activity reflects this. The secular decline of manufacturing in mature industrialized economies is of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (385 pages)
ISBN:9789048521128
9048521122
1283259567
9781283259569

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