"Since the start of its economic miracle, West Germany has shown a striking ability to manage industrial adjustment peacefully and with the cooperation of organized labor. Frequently compared to smaller "corporatist" democracies such as Sweden and Austria, Germany resembles thes…
"Since the start of its economic miracle, West Germany has shown a striking ability to manage industrial adjustment peacefully and with the cooperation of organized labor. Frequently compared to smaller "corporatist" democracies such as Sweden and Austria, Germany resembles thes…
"Since the start of its economic miracle, West Germany has shown a striking ability to manage industrial adjustment peacefully and with the cooperation of organized labor. Frequently compared to smaller "corporatist" democracies such as Sweden and Austria, Germany resembles thes…
Capitalism would have us believe we need our bosses. This volume reveals the history of workers who dare to disagree.
Capitalism would have us believe we need our bosses. This volume reveals the history of workers who dare to disagree.
From the dawning of the industrial epoch, wage earners have organized themselves into unions, fought bitter strikes, and gone so far as to challenge the very premises of the system by creating institutions of democratic self-management aimed at controlling production without bos…
Capitalism would have us believe we need our bosses. This volume reveals the history of workers who dare to disagree.
The globalization of capital markets since the 1980s has been accompanied by a vigorous debate over the convergence of corporate governance standards around the world towards the shareholder model. But even before the financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009, the dominance of …
Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - The Role of Competence in Participation, Workers' Control, and Self-Management -- Part I: Participation and Co-Determination -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 - "Worker Participation" in the United States: A Preliminary Analysis of Quality of Wo…