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The exceptional experiences of South Korea and Taiwan in combining high growth and liberal democracy in a relatively short and similar timetable have brought scholarly attention to their economic and political transformations. This new work looks specifically at the operation of workers and unions in the decades since labor-repressive authoritarian rule ended, bringing Taiwan, in particular, into the literature on comparative labor politics. South Korean labor unions are commonly described as militant and confrontational, for they often take to the streets in raucous protest. Taiwanese unions are seen as moderate and practical, primarily working through formal political processes to lobby their agendas. In exploring how and why these post-democratization states have come to breed such different types of labor politics, Yoonkyung Lee traces the roots of their differences to how unions and political parties operated under authoritarianism, and points to ways in which those legacies continue to be perpetuated. By pairing two cases with many similarities, Lee persuasively uncovers factors that explain the significant variation at play.

Labor unions --- Democracy --- Industrial unions --- Labor, Organized --- Labor organizations --- Organized labor --- Trade-unions --- Unions, Labor --- Unions, Trade --- Working-men's associations --- Labor movement --- Societies --- Central labor councils --- Guilds --- Syndicalism --- Political activity --- Korea (South) --- Taiwan --- Politics and government. --- E-books --- K9300.80 --- K9309 --- K9418.30 --- K9500.80 --- S26/0815 --- S26/0825 --- Korea: Social sciences -- social and cultural history -- modern period, postwar period (1945- ) --- Korea: Social sciences, society -- social theory, movements and protests --- Korea: Economy and industry -- labor and employment -- labor unions, guilds --- Korea: Politics -- history -- modern period, postwar period (1945- ) --- Taiwan--Society in transition --- Taiwan--Labour conditions and trade unions --- Democracy - Korea (South). --- Democracy - Taiwan. --- Korea (South) - Politics and government. --- Labor unions - Political activity - Korea (South). --- Labor unions - Political activity - Taiwan. --- Politics. --- Taiwan - Politics and government. --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics

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The American labor movement seemed poised on the threshold of unparalleled success at the beginning of the post-World War II era. Fourteen million strong in 1946, unions represented thirty five percent of non-agricultural workers. Why then did the gains made between the 1930's and the end of the war produce so few results by the 1960's? This collection addresses the history of labor in the postwar years by exploring the impact of the global contest between the United States and the Soviet Union on American workers and labor unions. The essays focus on the actual behavior of Americans in their diverse workplaces and communities during the Cold War. Where previous scholarship on labor and the Cold War has overemphasized the importance of the Communist Party, the automobile industry, and Hollywood, this book focuses on politically moderate, conservative workers and union leaders, the medium-sized cities that housed the majority of the population, and the Roman Catholic Church. These are all original essays that draw upon extensive archival research and some upon oral history sources.

Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History. --- Cold War. Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century. --- Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century. --- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953. --- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961. --- Labor unions --- Anti-communist movements --- Cold War --- Political culture --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- History --- Political activity --- Industrial unions --- Labor, Organized --- Labor organizations --- Organized labor --- Trade-unions --- Unions, Labor --- Unions, Trade --- Working-men's associations --- Culture --- Political science --- World politics --- Labor movement --- Societies --- Central labor councils --- Guilds --- Syndicalism --- United States --- Politics and government --- E-books --- Cold War. --- History.