Labour and transnational action in times of crisis / edited by Andreas Bieler [and six others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bieler, Andreas, 1967- editor.

Series:

Studies in Social and Global Justice

Studies in social and global justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International labor activities.

Labor unions.

Labor movement.

Crises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Exploring a range of transnational labour movements, the book provides a theory for understanding how collective action succeeds and fails.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Part I: Class Formation; Chapter One: The Crisis of the World's Old Labour Movements; Chapter Two: Farewell to Europe's Working Classes; Chapter Three: Free Trade and Transnational Labour Solidarity; Chapter Four: Mass Strikes in Brazil, South Africa, and India after 2008; Part II: Transnational Action-Past and Present; Chapter Five: Trade Union Internationalism and European Integration; Chapter Six: A Closed Nation or an Open Working Class?; Chapter Seven: A Pyrrhic Victory?; Part III: Power and Strategy; Chapter Eight: Labour after Globalization

Chapter Nine: Power, Labour, and GlobalizationChapter Ten: Governance Struggles and Worker Power; Chapter Eleven: What Role Can Trade Union Education Play in Enhancing Transnational Labour Solidarity?; Part IV: Varieties of Internationalism; Chapter Twelve: Pathways of Influence; Chapter Thirteen: Labour in the Era of Transnational Migration; Chapter Fourteen: Towards a 'Cosmopolitan' Labour Movement?; Questions for the Future; Bibliography; Index; Notes on Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22663-5

1-78348-279-6