Resultados de procura - "trade union"

The end of empire in French West Africa France's successful decolonization? / por Chafer, Tony

Table of Contents: “...Prelude to decolonization : the Popular Front and the Second World War -- New political context, 1944-6 -- Decolonization through assimilation : the struggle for emancipation, 1946-50 -- Building the nationalist movement, 1950-6 : the trade union, student and youth movements -- Policy and politics, 1950-6 -- The Loi-cadre and the 'Balkanization' of French West Africa, 1956-60 -- Nationalist politics and the campaign for independence, 1957-60 -- Conclusion : decolonization and the French colonial legacy....”
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Working People of Philadelphia, 1800-1850 / por Laurie, Bruce

Table of Contents: “...The forging of working-class cultures, 1820-1837 -- Revivalists: the militias of Christ -- Traditionalists: "the boys of pleasure" -- Radicals: Thomas Paine's progeny -- "We are all day laborers": the General Trades' Union of the City and County of Philadelphia, 1833-1837 -- Part three. ...”
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Reform acts : chartism, social agency, and the Victorian novel, 1832-1867 / por Vanden Bossche, Chris

Table of Contents: “...Social agency: the franchise, class discourse and national narratives -- Social agency in the chartist and parliamentary press -- Egalitarian chivalry and popular agency in Wat Tyler -- Unconsummated marriage and the "uncommitted" gunpowder plot in Guy Fawkes -- Class alliance and self-culture in Barnaby Rudge -- Agricultural reform, young England's allotments, and the chartist land plan -- The landed estate, finely graded hierarchy and the member of parliament in Coningsby and Sybil -- Agricultural improvement and the squirearchy in Hillingdon Hall -- The land plan, class dichotomy, and working-class agency in sunshine and shadow -- Christian socialism and cooperative association -- Clergy and working-class cooperation in Yeast and Alton Locke -- Reforming trades unionism in Mary Barton and North and South -- Coda: Rethinking reform in the era of the Second Reform Act, 1860-1867....”
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The road from Mont Pèlerin the making of the neoliberal thought collective /

Table of Contents: “...French neoliberalism and its divisions : from the Colloque Walter Lippmann to the Fifth Republic / François Denord -- Liberalism and neoliberalism in Britain, 1930-1980 / Keith Tribe -- Neoliberalism in Germany : revisiting the ordoliberal foundations of the social market economy / Ralf Ptak -- The rise of the Chicago School of Economics and the birth of neoliberalism / Philip Mirowski and Rob van Horn -- The neoliberals confront the trades unions / Yves Steiner -- Reinventing monopoly and the role of corporations : Chicago School of Law and Economics / Rob van Horn -- The origins of neoliberal economic development discourse / Dieter Plehwe -- Business conservatives and the Mont Pèlerin Society / Kim Phillips-Fein -- The influence of neoliberals in Chile before, during, and after Pinochet / Karin Fischer -- Taking aim at the new international economic order / Jennifer Bair -- How neoliberalism makes a world : the urban property project in Peru / Jim Mitchell -- Postface : defining neoliberalism / Philip Mirowski....”
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Global unions challenging transnational capital through cross-border campaigns /

Table of Contents: “...Beating global capital : a framework and method for union strategic corporate research and campaigns / Tom Juravich -- "Due diligence" at APM-Maersk : from Malaysian industrial dispute to Danish cross-border labor campaign / Peter Wad -- Indian labor legislation and cross-border solidarity in historical context / Ashwini Sukthankar and Kevin Kolben -- Struggle, perseverance, and organization in Sri Lanka's export processing zones / Samanthi Gunawardana -- Organizing in the banana sector / Henry Frundt -- Dockers versus the directives : battling port policy on the European waterfront / Peter Turnbull -- Going national or European? : local trade union politics within transnational business contexts in Europe / Valeria Pulignano -- Labor-community coalitions, global union alliances, and the potential of SEIU's global partnerships / Amanda Tattersall -- International framework agreements : opportunities and challenges for global unionism / Dimitris Stevis and Terry Boswell -- Beyond workers' rights : transnational corporations, human rights abuse, and violent conflict in the global South / Darryn Snell....”
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Worker Voice : Employee Representation in the Workplace in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US 1914-1939 / por Patmore, Greg

Table of Contents: “...The Context; Explanations of Historical Patterns of Employee Representation ; The Economy ; Industry Scale and Structure ; The Division of Labour and Technology ; Trade Unionism and Politics ; Employers and Managing Labour ; The Role of the State ; Conclusion; 3. ...”
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Globalizing resistance the state of struggle /

Table of Contents: “....] -- Proletarian resistance and capitalist restructuring in the United States / Pierre Beaudet -- Europe : the challenge for social movements / Bernard Dreano -- -- The World Social Forum : towards a counter-hegemonic globalization / Boaventura de Sousa Santos -- The World Social Forum : a democratic alternative / Francine Mestrum -- The African Social Forum : between radicals and reformers / Mondli Hlatshwayo -- Convergences and the anti-war movement : expereinces and lessons / Paola Manduca -- The trade union movement and the social movement : towards a new dialogue? ...”
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Sixties radicalism and social movement activism retreat or resurgence? /

Table of Contents: “...Sixties radicalism : creating spaces and leaving legacies / Bryn Jones and Mike O'Donnell -- All along the watershed : sixties values as defence of community lifeworlds in Britain 1968-2008 / Bryn Jones -- May's tensions today : France, then and now / Kevin McDonald -- The war against the war : violence and anticolonialism in the final years of the Estado Novo / Miguel Cardina -- From Sartre to stevedores : the connections between the Paris barricades and the re-emergence of black trades unions in South Africa / Helen Lunn -- 1968 : was it really a year of social change in Pakistan? ...”
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The Origin of Forced Labor in the Soviet State, 1917-1921 : Documents and Materials / por Bunyan, James, 1898-1977

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Information and liberation writings on the politics of information and librarianship / por Durrani, Shiraz

Table of Contents: “...(1992) -- Returning a stare : people's struggles for political and social inclusion (2000) -- The professional is political : redefining the social role of public libraries (2004, SD-ES) -- The role of the Library Association (2007) -- Never be silent : launch, Nairobi (2006) -- Communications for liberation : launch of Never be silent, London (2006) -- Trade union movement in Kenya & their communications system (2006) -- Politics of information & knowledge in Africa (2007) -- Setting the scene (4) : need for active involvement -- Explaining the stand -- Three questions from bis (2001) -- Interview with Shiraz Durrani, 11th May 2004 (Anna Goulding) -- Breaking the culture of silence (2006) -- Three questions from bis (2006) -- Information activism -- Library Association motions on race and class (1996) -- Comprehensive and efficient : standards for modern public libraries, a response (2000) -- Progressive librarians & activists campaign to save CRE Library (2004) -- Study, teaching and learning -- The educational role of public libraries in combating racism and xenophobia (1999) -- Incorporating reflective learning-- in information management (2007) -- Learning by doing : lifelong learning through innovations projects at DASS (2007) -- Changing course content to meet changing needs (2007) -- Ideas into action -- The facts behind the Three Continents Liberation Collection (1993) -- The Black and Minority Ethnic Stock Group in Hackney libraries (1999) -- Young people in control (SD-DB, 2004) -- Quality Leaders Project-Youth : a search for a relevant information service (2005-06) -- Progressive librarianship in Africa : the PALIAct story (2006) -- Quality Leaders Project (Youth) : report 4 to PHF (2006) -- QLP-Y on a journey of a thousand kilometres (2007) -- Filling the youth shaped hole (2007) -- Book reviews -- Sturges, Paul and Neill, Richard (1990) : The quiet struggle. ...”
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The encyclopedia of strikes in American history

Table of Contents: “...Pula -- North Carolina women on strike / Roxanne Newton -- The Catholic Church and strikes / Dan La Botz -- Strikes led by the Trade Union Unity League, 1929-1934 / Victor G. Devinatz....”
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Beyond the enclave towards a pro-poor and inclusive development strategy for Zimbabwe /

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Labor economics and industrial relations. por Leiter, Robert David, 1922-

Measuring sustainable production

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Extending opportunities how active social policy can benefit us all /

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