Democratic institutions of undemocratic individuals : privatizations, labor, and ... democracy in turkey and argentina

provided generous contact information and offered valuable comments on the research topic. In Turkey and Argentina, numerous labor union leaders, at all levels of hierarchy and representation, and blue-collar workers confided their personal stories related to globalization, privatizations, and democracy. These and other individuals opened their doors and offered both intellectual and logistical assistance in penetrating the secluded world of labor in both continents. Members of the Alumni Association of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Buenos Aires, provided all kinds of help, ranging from logistical assistance to practical advice and networking. My sincere thanks go to Mercedes Iacoviello and her family, Marisol Navarro and her family, and Maria Ponce Navelino for their kind hospitality and friendship. In Turkey, my sister, Merve Eren, mobilized her friends and colleagues to obtain all relevant library material written in Turkish. I also highly benefited from my discussions with two colleagues in France and in the United States. My thanks, therefore, go to Dr. Severine Bellina at the Institut de recherche et debat sur la gouvernance who offered me in-depth analyses of the French approach to democratic governance, and Prof. G. Shabbir Cheema, without whose help and understanding it would have been impossible to complete this manuscript. The entire staff at Palgrave Macmillan was a pleasure to work with, offering helpful comments and graciously accepting last-minute changes . In particular, I would like to thank Anthony Wahl, Emily Hue, Farideh Koohi-Kamali, and the staff of Macmillan Publishing xvii Solutions, particularly Sailendra Dewan, Matt Robison and Allison McElgunn. Finally, I am immeasurably indebted to my husband, Sebastien Blind, and my son, Teohan Blind, who patiently waited for this project to reach fruition while traveling around the world with me en route. This book, however, is dedicated to the memory of my father, Seydi Vakkas Kaleagasi, who lost his battle to cancer before seeing the book materialized, and to my mother, Fatma Munevver Ozakman, who made several trips between the United States and Turkey to take care of our family during my long hours of absence. Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud ofcomforting institutions, which move with him like flies on a summer day. "After almost three decades of economic adjustment and restructuring, what had been the political consequences of structural reforms? Democratic Institutions of Undemocratic Individuals is a cogent, intriguing and a long-overdue account of the real impact of economic globalization in the developing world. In this book, Peride K. Blind bridges an important gap in the literature attempting to straddle the yawning chasm between those scholars who argue that privatizations are good for democracy and those who maintain that they are not. This book demonstrates the differential impact of privatizations on different sectors of society. It gives a different perspective on the virtues and shortcomings of labor unions in democratization processes, and introduces fascinating comparisons between Kemalist and Peronist templates of nation-building. It yields a judicious process-tracing of Turkish and Argentine labor developments and depicts the groundbreaking interlacing of privatization and democratization in the global era."--BOOK JACKET. After almost three decades of economic adjustment and restructuring, what have been the political consequences of structural reforms? Democratic Institutions of Undemocratic Individuals is a cogent, intriguing and a long-overdue account of the real impact of economic globalization in the developing world. In this essential book, Blind bridges an important gap in the literature attempting to straddle the yawning chasm between those scholars who argue that privatizations are good for democracy and those who maintain that they are not. This book demonstrates the differential impact of privatizations on different sectors of society. It gives a different perspective on the virtues and shortcomings of labor unions in democratization processes, and introduces fascinating comparisons between Kemalist and Peronist templates of nation-building. It yields a judicious process-tracing of Turkish and Argentine labor developments and depicts the groundbreaking interlacing of privatization and democratization in the global era Cover 1 Contents 5 List of Tables and Figures 6 Abbreviations and Glossary 8 Preface and Acknowledgments 13 Introduction: Democratic Institutions of Undemocratic Individuals 17 1 A Recipe for Deciphering Democratization Today: Privatizations and Labor 22 2 History of Labor Developments in Turkey: From State-Dependent to Cautiously Autonomous Unionism 46 3 History of Labor Developments in Argentina: From Peronist to Cautiously Independent Unionism 72 4 Turkish Labor in the Global Era: Autonomous Unions and Transiently Unified Workers 100 5 Argentine Labor in the Global Era: More Plural Unions and Atomized Workers 138 6 Effects of Privatizations on Labor: A Cross-Cultural Comparison and Implications for Democracy 197 Notes 223 Bibliography 239 This book carries out a systematic analysis of the effects of economic globalization on democratization. The author studies the labour institutions of Turkey and Argentina from three criteria of internal functioning, external participation, and structural organization. This book carries out a systematic analysis of the effects of economic globalization on democratization. The author studies the labor institutions of Turkey and Argentina from three criteria of internal functioning, external participation, and structural organization Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction....Pages 1-5 A Recipe for Deciphering Democratization Today....Pages 7-30 History of Labor Developments in Turkey ....Pages 31-56 History of Labor Developments In Argentina....Pages 57-84 Turkish Labor in the Global Era....Pages 85-122 Argentine Labor in the Global Era....Pages 123-181 Effects of Privatizations on Labor....Pages 183-208 Back Matter....Pages 209-256 "This is an important study that will be valuable for scholars of comparative politics and public policy as well as for practitioners working on issues concerning privatization and economic reforms."--Sabri Sayari, Sabanci University