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This text examines the organization of informal workers across the globe, and the differing degrees to which they vary. The reality of informal work described in this book is supported by surveys in 60 countries, over 150 interviews with informal workers in Latin America, ethnographic data, and administrative data.

Informal sector (Economics) --- Labor union members. --- Guilds. --- Employees. --- Employees --- Labor unions. --- Hidden economy --- Parallel economy --- Second economy --- Shadow economy --- Subterranean economy --- Underground economy --- Artisans --- Economics --- Small business --- Craft guilds --- Gilds --- Labor organizations --- Merchant companies --- Workers' associations --- Employers' associations --- Labor unions --- Labor unionists --- Trade unionists --- Union members --- Unionists (Labor union members) --- Persons --- Societies, etc. --- Membership --- Collective bargaining. --- Bargaining --- Labor negotiations --- Industrial relations --- Negotiation in business --- Industrial unions --- Labor, Organized --- Organized labor --- Trade-unions --- Unions, Labor --- Unions, Trade --- Working-men's associations --- Labor movement --- Societies --- Central labor councils --- Guilds --- Syndicalism

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Labor unions --- Cooperative societies --- País Vasco (Spain) --- Economic conditions. --- Co-operative societies --- Co-ops (Cooperative societies) --- Cooperative associations --- Cooperative distribution --- Cooperative stores --- Cooperatives --- Coops (Cooperative societies) --- Distribution, Cooperative --- Stores, Cooperative --- Corporations --- Societies --- Industrial unions --- Labor, Organized --- Labor organizations --- Organized labor --- Trade-unions --- Unions, Labor --- Unions, Trade --- Working-men's associations --- Labor movement --- Central labor councils --- Guilds --- Syndicalism

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In response to mounting debt crises and macroeconomic instability in the 1980s, many countries in the developing world adopted neoliberal policies promoting the unfettered play of market forces and deregulation of the economy and attempted large-scale structural adjustment, including the privatization of public-sector industries. How much influence did various societal groups have on this transition to a market economy, and what explains the variances in interest-group influence across countries? In this book, Agnieszka Paczyńska explores these questions by studying the role of organized labor in the transition process in four countries in different regions—the Czech Republic and Poland in eastern Europe, Egypt in the Middle East, and Mexico in Latin America. In Egypt and Poland, she shows, labor had substantial influence on the process, whereas in the Czech Republic and Mexico it did not. Her explanation highlights the complex relationship between institutional structures and the “critical junctures” provided by economic crises, revealing that the ability of groups like organized labor to wield influence on reform efforts depends to a great extent on not only their current resources (such as financial autonomy and legal prerogatives) but also the historical legacies of their past ties to the state.

Labor unions --- Privatization --- Political culture --- Industrial relations --- Capitalism --- Capital and labor --- Employee-employer relations --- Employer-employee relations --- Labor and capital --- Labor-management relations --- Labor relations --- Employees --- Management --- Culture --- Political science --- 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 --- Denationalization --- Privatisation --- Contracting out --- Corporatization --- Government ownership --- Market economy --- Economics --- Profit --- Capital --- Political activity

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This book analyzes the multi-faceted scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the United Auto Workers (UAW), an iconic union revered for its commitment to union democracy and ethical practices, showing what went wrong to lead the spread of corruption and how to remedy it. Masters and Goeddeke provide a historical context of the rise and decline of the UAW, leading to "a culture of corruption" and resulting in the indictment or conviction of 15 union and corporate officials for the misuse of tens of millions of dollars. The book evaluates the various proposed reforms of the UAW's financial practices and ethical standards, including the possibility of a government takeover. It raises questions about the wisdom of such a takeover, based on the problems associated with the government takeover of the Teamsters. The authors recommend that the UAW convene a special constitutional convention to consider reforms in governance and hiring practices. Providing a clear depiction of this scandal and the UAW's systemic flaws, and suggesting potential remedies, this book will appeal to the tens of thousands of union officers and members keenly interested in the state of labor and an iconic union, their corporate counterparts in management, academics, students, and journalists in the fields of business and society, employee relations, law, labor relations, and management.

Labor unions --- Corrupt practices --- History --- International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America --- History. --- United Automobile Workers of America --- U.A.W. --- UAW-CIO --- UAW --- International Union, UAW-CIO --- U.A.W.A.-C.I.O. --- UAWA-CIO --- United Auto, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America --- United Automobile, Aircraft, Farm Implement Workers of America --- United Automobile Workers-CIO --- U.A.W.-C.I.O. --- International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW-CIO) --- International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (CIO) --- UAW-AFL-CIO --- International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) --- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America --- 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