Labor Relations in New Democracies : East Asia, Latin America, and Europe

Labor Relations in New Democracies explores how democratization has changed the material and political fortunes of workers in the new democracies of Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. It also examines how workers have responded to their newly found environment. The question is explored through analyses of labor compensation and industrial relations in these countries, and two detailed case studies. The study reveals that where workers have benefited the most from democratization – in Western Europe – they have also become more militant. At the other end of the spectrum, Eastern European countries, workers have benefitted the least from democratization. As a result, they have experienced declines in their ability to strike. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures......Page 10 List of Tables......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Introduction......Page 18 1 Industrial Relations after the Third Wave......Page 28 2 Democratization and Socioeconomic Security......Page 42 3 Labor Market Regulation and Industrial Conflict: An Empirical Baseline......Page 58 4 Labor Market Regulation and Social Dialogue: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis......Page 82 5 Protest and Social Dialogue in South Korea, 1987–2007......Page 98 6 Protest and Social Dialogue in Democratic Chile, 1988–2006......Page 132 Conclusion: Participation, Flexibility, and the Future of the Third Wave......Page 154 Appendixes......Page 166 Notes......Page 174 References......Page 190 C......Page 206 G......Page 208 K......Page 209 M......Page 210 S......Page 211 W......Page 212 "Labor Relations in New Democracies explores how democratization has changed the material and political fortunes of workers in the new democracies of Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. It also examines how workers have responded to their newly found environment. The question is explored through analyses of labor compensation and industrial relations in these countries and two detailed case studies. The studies reveal that where workers have benefited the most from democratization - in Western Europe - they have also become more militant. At the other end of the spectrum - Eastern European countries - workers have benefited the least from democratization. As a result, they have experienced declines in their ability to strike."--BOOK JACKET