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Fighting for Partnership: Labor and Politics in Unified Germany (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
Lowell Turner
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Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; KCF; KCP; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300. Clean copy.
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West Germany from 1949 to 1990 was a story of virtually unparalleled political and economic success. This economic miracle incorporated a well-functioning political democracy, expanded to include a "social partnership" system of economic representation. Then the Wall came down. Economic crisis in the East—industrial collapse, massive layoffs, a demoralized workforce—triggered gloomy predictions. Was this the beginning of the end for...
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801484834
SKU
KEX0208450
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About Lowell Turner
Lowell Turner is Associate Professor in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. His published work includes Democracy at Work: Changing World Markets and the Future of Labor Unions and Negotiating the New Germany: Can Social Partnership Survive? both from Cornell.
Reviews for Fighting for Partnership: Labor and Politics in Unified Germany (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
Highly readable.
Canadian Journal of Political Science
Provides an argument that industrial relations in eastern Germany has demonstrated remarkable resilience and flexibility and has sustained the transferred German model of social partnership. Turner uses the concept of social partnership in terms of the relationship between labour and management, and specifically the collective bargaining relationship between organised...
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Provides an argument that industrial relations in eastern Germany has demonstrated remarkable resilience and flexibility and has sustained the transferred German model of social partnership. Turner uses the concept of social partnership in terms of the relationship between labour and management, and specifically the collective bargaining relationship between organised...