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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Van der Velden, Sjaak
Other Authors: Dribbusch, Heiner, Lyddon, Dave, Vandaele, Kurt
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Strikes around the world, 1968-2005; Contents; General glossary; Editors' foreword; Introduction; Strike statistics and the problems of international comparison; A racially divided class Strikes in South Africa, 1973-2004; A century of general strikes Strikes in Argentina; Public sector militancy, feminization, and employer aggression Trends in strikes, lockouts, and wildcats in Canada from 1960 to 2004; Strikes in a state corporatist system Mexico; Approaching extinction? The decline of strikes in the United States, 1960-2005; Militant unionism in Korea.

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