Richard Hyman

`As one would expect, this is a well-crafted, literate and absorbing account of European trade union development. Established scholars and advanced students will enjoy the discussion of theory and cases′ - The Journal of Industrial Relations `[A] detailed and fascinating history of trade unions in the three countries [Britain, Germany, Italy]... considers how the unions could recover from the intense disarray of recent years′ - Labour Research `Everyone concerned over the construction of a truly social Europe will learn much from this thoughtful and probing study′ - Professor Colin Crouch, Istituto Universitario Europeo In this comprehensive overview of trade unionism in Europe and beyond, Richard Hyman offers a fresh perspective on trade union identity, ideology and strategy. He shows how the varied forms and impact of different national movements reflect historical choices on whether to emphasize a role as market bargainers, mobilizers of class opposition or partners in social integration. The book demonstrates how these inherited traditions can serve as both resources and constraints in responding to the challenges which confront trade unions in today′s working world.

Between Market, Class and Society

Understanding European Trade Unionism

Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick

Magdalena Bernaciak

inovativni odgovori na teška vremena

Sindikati u Evropi

Stanley Aronowitz

John Kenneth Galbraith

Richard B. Freeman

Milton Friedman

Rose Friedman

Frederick Engels

John H. Goldthorpe

John T. Dunlop

Lozovsky, A.

Marx, Karl

Frank Bechhofer

Melvin K. Bers

Frank Bohn

Neil W. Chamberlain

John R. Commons

Alan Dawley

Richard T. Ely

Andreas Gorzewski

Charles A. Gulick

Thomas Taylor Hammond

Frederick H. Harbison

William Haywood

Robert F. Hoxie

A collection of readings respecting both the history a labor theories and the variety of theoretical points of view concerning the labor movement.

Theories of the Labor Movement

The book examines trade unions in ten west European countries: Britain, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Italy. It describes how they have evolved historically and the main challenges which they currently face. It examines how they have responded to membership loss and (in many countries) to a weakening of collective bargaining, as well as a decline in political influence. Is there a general move towards union'revitalization'? The book shows that there is indeed evidence of this, but the process is uneven; unions in some countries have not yet experienced sufficient challenges to their established position,others seem to lack the capacity to respond strategically.

Hard Times, Hard Choices

Trade Unions in Western Europe

Richard Hyman

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