Strikes around the world, 1968-2005 : 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
Otros Autores: Velden, Jacobus Hermanus Antonius van der, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : [Edison, NJ] : Aksant ; Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, 2007.
Temas:
Strikes and lockouts > Case studies.
Labor disputes > Case studies.
Grèves et lock-out > Études de cas.
Travail > Conflits > Études de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Labor disputes.
Strikes and lockouts.
Streik
Stakingen.
Vergelijkend onderzoek.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (384 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789048521128
9048521122
1283259567
9781283259569
9786613259561
661325956X

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