Labor conflict and capitalist hegemony in Argentina : the case of the automobile industry, 1990- 2007 / by Agustín Santella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santella, Agustín, author.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 89.

Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 1573-4234 ; Volume 89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations--Argentina--History.

Industrial relations.

Labor unions--Argentina--History.

Labor unions.

Automobile industry and trade--Argentina--History.

Automobile industry and trade.

Argentina--Economic conditions--1983-.

Argentina.

Argentina--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Labor Conflict and Capitalist Hegemony in Argentina delves into the dynamics of labor conflict during a decisive moment in the history of Neoliberalism and its crisis. How did workers react to labor flexibilization, market reforms and massive layoffs? In what way were employers able to keep hold of industrial hegemony during the crisis of Neoliberalism? This book explores these questions from a Marxian approach on peripheral capitalist countries with the aim of contributing to a new conceptualization of labor relations, labor history and collective class action. The analysis focuses on the automotive industry in Argentina between 1990 and 2007 although framed in broader temporal dynamics. Labor conflict and capitalist hegemony in Argentina relata la dinámica del conflicto laboral en el período crucial de la historia del neoliberalismo y su crisis. ¿Cómo reaccionaron los trabajadores frente a la flexibilización laboral, las reformas de mercado y los despidos masivos? ¿De qué modo los empresarios mantuvieron la hegemonía industrial en la crisis del neoliberalismo? El libro formula las preguntas a partir de una aplicación del análisis marxiano para los países periféricos capitalistas. Sobre esta base se propone una conceptualización novedosa de las relaciones laborales, la historia sindical y la acción colectiva de clase. El análisis está enfocado en la industria automotriz argentina entre 1990 y 2007 aunque enmarcado en dinámicas temporales más amplias.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

What are Trade Unions in Marxist Theory?

Capital and Class Formation: On Postone and Van Der Linden

General Strikes in 20th Century in Argentina

The Debate about Trade Union Bureaucracy

Labor Relations and Conflict in the Automobile Sector

Workers during the Crisis 1998–2002

Contention Dynamics in Fiat and Ford (Further Discussion on Concepts)

Cycles of Protest with No Revolutionary Situations, 1958–2001

Labor Conflict in the 2000's

Hegemonic Despotism and Labor Relations in the Automobile Sector

Conclusions

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-29152-0

OCLC:

953232638