Can class still unite? : the differentiated work force, class solidarity and trade unions / edited by Guy van Gyes, Hans de Witte, Patrick Pasture.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gyes, Guy van.

Witte, Hans de.

Pasture, Patrick, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions.

Social classes.

Physical Description:

xiii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2001]

Contents:

Introduction: Modernisation of Trade Unions and Class Analysis / Guy Van Gyes 1

1 The Crisis of Union Representation / Andrew J. Richards 13

2 The Transformation of Social Classes: From 'Deproletarianisation' to 'Individualisation'? / Michael Vester 37

3 Class Identity in Contemporary Britain: The Demise of Collectivism? / Mike Savage 79

4 Social Segregation in a Working-class Community: Economic and Social Change in the South Wales Coalfield / David Adamson 101

5 Labour Market Dualisation and Trade Union Involvement in Spain / Javier G. Polavieja 129

6 Union Participation in the Netherlands: Differences Between Traditional and 'New' Employees / Sjoerd Goslinga, Bert Klandermans 171

7 Models for Industrial Relations in the Private Service Industries / Maurizio Ambrosini 191

8 Urban Centredness as a Source of Variation in Middle-Class Formation: Evidence from North London / Tim Butler 219

9 Class, Collective Action and the Countryside / Martin Phillips 247

10 Building Again? Trade Unions and Formalisation in the British Construction Industry / Ian Roberts, Tim Strangleman 275

11 For-itself but not In-itself: Class and Democracy in Post-communist Europe / David Ost 295

12 Can Class Still Unite: Lessons from the American Experience / Sherry Linkon, John Russo 311

13 Does Class Still Unite? Concluding Remarks / Bert Klandermans 323.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

075461302X

OCLC:

47118874