John Kelly

Ethical Socialism and the Trade Unions

Allan Flanders and British Industrial Relations Reform

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Produktbeschreibung

The history of the field of industrial relations and the history of social democracy are intimately connected, through the events of the Cold War and the activities of key individuals such as Allan Flanders, one of the central figures in the creation of the field of industrial relations in Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780415878487
• ISBN-10: 0415878489
• Artikelnr.: 31083252

Autorenporträt

John Kelly is Professor of Industrial Relations in the School of Management, Birkbeck College, London University. His main areas of research are comparative labor relations, labor unions and industrial relations theory. Recent publications include Varieties of Unionism (co-editor, 2004), Union Organization and Activity (co-editor, 2004) and Rethinking Industrial Relations (1998).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Industrial Relations and Social Democratic Politics 2.
Revolutionary Ethical Socialism in Interwar Germany 3. Revolutionary
Socialism in a Cold Climate 1932-1939 4. Trade Unions under Planned
Capitalism 1939-1946 5. Democratic Socialism in the Cold War 1946-1951 6.
The Recuperation of Ethical Socialism 1951-1959 7. Ethical Socialism and
Industrial Relations Reform 1959-1973 8. The Limits and Failings of
Industrial Relations Reform 9. Conclusions: Allan Flanders, Ethical
Socialism and the Reform of British Industrial Relations. Epilogue:
Industrial Relations Reform and Social Democratic Politics after Flanders