Trade Unions and Democratization in South Africa, 1985-97 (International Political Economy)
Contributors: Glenn Adler (Editor); Eddie Webster (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780312222536
Subjects: Democracy; History; Politics - Current Events; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Government - Comparative; Labor & Industrial Relations - Unions; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Science / Democracy; Africa - General; Labor Unions; South Africa
Description: "The writings in this volume see labour as a collective actor capable of shaping democratization through the strategic use of power. Labour has the potential, through participation in negotiated compromises, to ensure that the costs of adjustments are not borne by workers alone. To this end, the South African movement has developed innovative strategies and institutions. The book examines labour's capacity to exert such influence in the future.

The findings suggest that labour's marginalization could put at risk the consolidation of democracy."--BOOK JACKET.