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Tag Archives: Unions
Beyond the Left Turn: The Second Wave of Incorporation of the Popular Sectors in Latin America
by Federico M. Rossi* Neoliberalism has been defined as crucial to the reformulation of state-society relations in the postcorporatist period because it has undermined the national-populist or – as Cavarozzi and Garretón (1989) called it – “state-centered matrix”, through the weakening, … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, neoliberalism, politics, social movements, Unions
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Ten years after the 2007-2008 global financial crisis – the human toll in the financial services sector
by Gregor Gall* Ten years ago this summer, the first rumblings of the thunderclap of what would become the global storm of the great financial crisis of 2007-2008 were heard. The first rumble to be heard was of the panic … Continue reading
Why is there no labor party in the United States? Look at Canada to find out
In 1906, a German distinguished (somewhat neglected) economist and sociologist Werner Sombart published Why is there no Socialism in the United States? – a book which will become a famous work on American exceptionalism to this day (along with a pioneering and penetrative Democracy in America, by Alexis de … Continue reading
Law and labor in the American political economy
In 1906, a German distinguished (somewhat neglected) economist and sociologist Werner Sombart published Why is there no Socialism in the United States? – a book which will become a famous work on American exceptionalism in this respect to this day. There are a number of … Continue reading
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Tagged economic history, institutions, law, policy, Political economy, Unions, United States
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Why after three decades of economic reforms in Latin America labor laws remained rigidly protective and remarkably diverse?
Continuity Despite Change: The Politics of Labor Regulation in Latin America shows that after three decades of economic reforms labor laws have changed far less than many expected and remained both rigidly protective and remarkably diverse. Why? In this very … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Chile, globalization, institutional change, institutional continuity, labor, Latin America, law, neoliberalism, Peru, Political economy, politics, regulation, Unions
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Noam Chomsky on neoliberal semantics: “working class” vs. “middle class”
Noam Chomsky: We don’t use the term “working class” here [ in the U.S] because it’s a taboo term. You’re supposed to say “middle class,” because it helps diminish the understanding that there’s a class war going on. Read this comprehensive interview … Continue reading
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Tagged capital, class, inequality, interest groups, Middle class, neoliberalism, Unions
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Fascinating labor history: during September 1911 dozens children’s strikes were held across the UK and Ireland
Children’s strikes were part of the huge upheaval of labour in the long summer of 1911. The widespread industrial unrest then has often been written about, but children’s strikes are little-known. Mass walkouts of schoolchildren took place at least in … Continue reading
Industry agreements increase wages for low-skilled workers, while company agreements increase medium- and high-skilled wages
The impact of the development of modern systems of collective bargaining on the structure of wages in the post-socialist economies of Central Europe remains largely unexplored. This (open access) article seeks to fill this gap. Using a large, matched employer-employee … Continue reading
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Tagged Czech Republic, Hungary, labor, Poland, post-socialist countries, Unions, varieties of capitalism
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Union Strength, Neoliberalism, and Income Inequality in the US since 1950
Do historically contingent political accounts help explain the growth in family income inequality in the United States? In an interesting paper “Union Strength, Neoliberalism, and Inequality: Contingent Political Analyses of U.S. Income Differences since 1950” published in American Sociological Review, David … Continue reading
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The Future of Good Jobs and the Labor Unions in the Service Economy
The shift to service-based economy has often been accompanied by the expansion of low wage and insecure employment. Many consider the effects of this shift inevitable. But is there another way? Virginia Doellgast (LSE) has conducted an impressive study of … Continue reading
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Tagged comparative political economy, Germany, globalization, labor, neoliberalism, Unions, United States
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