Social Change and Labor Unrest in Brazil Since 1945

This book begins with a brief description of the legal foundations of the corporative labor relations system in Brazil. It analyzes strike activity in Brazil as it increased in frequency and intensity from 1945 to 1963 while undergoing fundamental changes in composition. Foreword / Charles Tilly -- 1. State Influence On Industrial Relations In Brazil -- State Control Over Labor Leaders -- State Control Over The Workers' Organization -- State Control Over Workers -- State Control Over Workers' Right To Strike -- 2. Industrialization And Working-class Strikes In Brazil: 1945-1980 -- Strikes And Changes In The Composition Of The Working Class -- The Working Class Under Military Rule -- 3. Strikes, Economic Fluctuations, And The Power Of The State -- Strikes And Economic Fluctuations -- Strikes And The Power Of The State -- 4. The Transformation Of Strikes And Working-class Organization In The Era Of Populism -- Changes In The Shape Of Strikes In The Populist Era -- Worker Organization And Strikes In The Populist Era -- 5. Working-class Organizations During The Repressive Years: 1964-1977 -- 6. The Revival Of Industrial Strikes: 1978-1980 -- 7. Labor Unrest In The 1980s -- Changes In The Composition Of Strike Activity -- The Evolution Of The Strength Of National Strike Activity -- The Economic Determinants Of Strike Activity -- The General Strikes In The 1980s -- 8. Conclusion: A Note On Theories Of Strike Activity -- The Economic Interpretation Of Strikes -- The Industrial Relations Approach -- The Political Organizational Approach -- Appendix: Additional Secondary Data Tables. Salvador A.m. Sandoval. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [219]-237) And Index. An examination of the relation between labour and the state in Brazil during the post-war period, with a focus on strike activity. The book contributes a new perspective to the debates over economic development and democratization.