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Walter Galenson Trade Union Democracy in Western Europe (Paperback)

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Book Title: Trade Union Democracy in Western Europe Publication Year: 2021 Publisher: University of California Press gtin13: 9780520339392 Genre: Business & Economics Release Year: 2021 Country of Origin: US Release Date: 08/27/2021 Format: Trade Paperback Item Width: 6.1 in Number of Pages: 112 Pages Language: English EAN: 9780520339392 Publication Name: Trade Union Democracy in Western Europe Item Length: 9.2 in Item Height: 0.3 in Author: Walter Galenson Topic: International / Economics, Economics / General Item Weight: 6.4 Oz ISBN-10: 0520339398 ISBN: 9780520339392

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Further Details Title: Trade Union Democracy in Western Europe Condition: New Author: Walter Galenson Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0520339398 EAN: 9780520339392 ISBN: 9780520339392 Publisher: University of California Press Genre: Business & Finance Release Date: 08/27/2021 Description: Trade Union Democracy in Western Europe offers both a lucid survey of European labor organizations and a provocative mirror for American debates about union structure and democracy. Walter Galenson provides a comparative account of how unions in Belgium, Holland, Austria, France, Italy, Britain, and Sweden have evolved distinctive responses to the challenges of representation, political fragmentation, and member participation. He pays particular attention to the phenomenon of “dual unionism,” long rejected in the United States but widely accepted in parts of Europe as a positive feature of union life. By situating organizational forms within their economic, political, and social contexts, Galenson demonstrates that no single model of union democracy can be transplanted wholesale; each reflects the historical choices and institutional legacies of its setting. At the same time, the study speaks directly to American concerns. Questions about exclusive jurisdiction, rank-and-file participation, and the organization of white-collar workers gain fresh perspective when viewed alongside European practices. Case studies of Swedish white-collar unions, for example, highlight possibilities for independent, politically neutral, and workplace-centered organization in sectors of growing importance to U.S. labor. Comparisons with Britain, France, and Italy underscore both the dangers of fragmentation and the adaptive strengths of centralized bargaining traditions. Galenson’s work thus serves as both an authoritative introduction to European labor structures and an indispensable resource for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to rethink the future of union democracy in the United States. By “visiting other nations,” as Clark Kerr observes in his preface, readers gain not only knowledge of Europe but also a sharpened perspective on their own institutions. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1961. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Item Width: 8mm Item Weight: 181g Release Year: 2021 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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