Trade Unions and Democracy

Trade Unions and Democracy explores the role of trade unions as products of, and agents for, democracy

Geoffrey Wood

1: Introduction - trade unions and democracy: possibilities and contradictions; 2: Trade unions and theories of democracy; 3: Neo-liberal reforms and accords: are they compatible with democracy?; 4: Trade unions and democracy: can the 'third way' recast the link?; 5: Trade unions and non-standard employment; 6: New forms of work and the representational gap: a Durban case study; 7: The changing impact and strength of the labour movement in advanced societies; 8: The US and Canadian labour movements: markets vs. states and societies; 9: The rise and fall of the organizing model in the US; 10: Union growth and reversal in newly industrialized countries: the case of South Korea and peripheral workers; 11: The rise of unions in semi-industrialized countries: the cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe; 12: Social movement unionism; 13: Trade unions and political parties; 14: Trade union democracy: the dynamics of different forms; 15: Trade unions, social partnerships and national business systems; 16: Engagement or disengangement? Unions and a new politics; 17: Conclusion: broadening democracy and the labour movement