Working through the Past: Labor and Authoritarian Legacies in Comparative Perspective by Stephen Crowley, Maria Lorena Cook, Teri L. Caraway (Paperback, 2015)
Democratization in the developing and postcommunist world has yielded limited gains for labor. Explanations for this phenomenon have focused on the effect of economic crisis and globalization on the capacities of unions to become influential political actors and to secure policies that benefit their members. In contrast, the contributors to Working through the Past highlight the critical role that authoritarian legacies play in shaping labor politics in new democracies, providing the first cross-regional analysis of the impact of authoritarianism on labor, focusing on East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Legacies from the predemocratic era shape labor's present in ways that both limit and enhance organized labor's power in new democracies. Assessing the comparative impact on a variety of outcomes relevant to labor in widely divergent settings, this volume argues that political legacies provide new insights into why labor movements in some countries have confronted the challenges of neoliberal globalization better than others. Contributors: Graciela Bensusan, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico; Teri L. Caraway, University of Minnesota; Adalberto Cardoso, State University of Rio de Janeiro; Ruth Berins Collier, University of California, Berkeley; Maria Lorena Cook, Cornell University; Stephen Crowley, Oberlin College; Volker Frank, University of North Carolina, Asheville; Mary E. Gallagher, University of Michigan; Marko Grdesic, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jane Hutchison, Murdoch University, Australia; Yoonkyung Lee, Binghamton University; David Ost, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Andres Schipani, University of California, Berkeley
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Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-13
9780801479946
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214409087
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Author
Stephen Crowley, Maria Lorena Cook, Teri L. Caraway
Publication Name
Working Through the Past: Labor and Authoritarian Legacies in Comparative Perspective
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Safety
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
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Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Stephen Crowley, Maria Lorena Cook, Teri L. Caraway
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