Labour and the challenges of globalization : what prospects for international solidarity? / edited by Andreas Bieler, Ingemar Lindberg and Devan Pillay.
| Other author | Bieler, Andreas, 1967- |
| Other author | Lindberg, Ingemar, 1938- |
| Other author | Pillay, Devan. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press ; Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2008. |
| Description | xxii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword : rebuilding the unity of the "labour front" / Samir Amin -- The future of the global working class : an introduction / Andreas Bieler, Ingemar Lindberg and Devan Pillay -- The contested politics of gender and irregular employment : revitalizing the South Korean democratic labour movement / Jennifer Jihye Chun -- Globalization and the informalization of labour : the case of South Africa / Devan Pillay -- Globalization and labour in India : emerging challenges and responses / Praveen Jha -- How China's migrant labourers are becoming the new proletariat / Wen Tiejun -- The globalization of capital and its impact on the world of formal and informal work : challenges for and responses from Argentine unions / Isabel Rauber -- Neoliberal policies, labour market restructuring and social exclusion : Brazil's working-class response / Kjeld Jakobsen and Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa -- The impact of globalization on trade unions : the situation in Japan / Wakana Shutô and Mac Urata -- Challenges facing the Canadian labour movement in the context of globalization, unemployment and the casualization of labour / Geoff Bickerton and Jane Stinson -- German trade unions between neoliberal restructuring, social partnership and internationalism / Heiner Dribbusch and Thorsten Schulten -- Swedish unions and globalization : labour strategies in a changing global order / Andreas Bieler and Ingemar Lindberg -- Building alliances between formal and informal workers : experiences from Africa / Ilda Lindell -- European integration : a strategic level for trade union resistance to neoliberal restructuring and for the promotion of political alternatives? / Andreas Bieler and Thorsten Schulten -- A trade union internationalism for the 21st century : meeting the challenges from above, below and beyond / Peter Waterman -- What future strategy for the global working class? : the need for a new historical subject / Andreas Bieler, Ingemar Lindberg and Devan Pillay. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-313) and index. |
| ISBN | 0745327567 (Pluto Press paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780745327563 (Pluto Press paperback) |
| ISBN | 0745327575 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780745327570 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781869141424 (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press paperback) |
| ISBN | 1869141423 (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD 6476 .L336 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |