Trade unions and the coming of democracy in Africa /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Jon Kraus.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 296 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Trade unions in Africa's democratic renewal and transitions : an introduction / Jon Kraus -- Labor, democracy, and development in Senegal / Geoffrey Bergen -- Labor unions and "democratic forces" in Niger / Robert Charlick -- Trade unions, democratization, and economic crises in Ghana / Jon Kraus -- Trade unions, development, and democratization in Zambia : the continuing struggle / Emmanuel Akwetey and Jon Kraus -- Trade union struggles for autonomy and democracy in Zimbabwe / Richard Saunders -- Organized labor in the Republic of South Africa : history and democratic transition / William Freund -- "Nothing to lose but their subordination to the state"? : trade unions in Namibia fifteen years after independence / Gretchen Bauer -- Conclusion : trade unions and democratization in Africa / Jon Kraus.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this book, top scholars look at the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical introduction and case studies from major African countries argue that unions were often the most important single social force in the democratization process.
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Title
Trade unions and the coming of democracy in Africa.