Why Is There No Labor Party in the United States?

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Why is the United States the only advanced capitalist country with no labor party? This question is one of the great enduring puzzles of American political development, and it lies at the heart of a fundamental debate about the nature of American society. Tackling this debate head-on, Robin Archer p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Archer, Robin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Labor unions > Political activity > United States > History.
Labor unions > Political activity > Australia > History.
Political sociology.
Syndicats > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Syndicats > Activité politique > Australie > Histoire.
Sociologie politique.
Labor unions > Political activity
Political sociology
Australia
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why is the United States the only advanced capitalist country with no labor party? This question is one of the great enduring puzzles of American political development, and it lies at the heart of a fundamental debate about the nature of American society. Tackling this debate head-on, Robin Archer puts forward a new explanation for why there is no American labor party--an explanation that suggests that much of the conventional wisdom about "American exceptionalism" is untenable. Conventional explanations rely on comparison with Europe. Archer challenges these explanations by comparing the Unit.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (369 pages)
ISBN:9781400837540
1400837545
1282964704
9781282964709

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