TY - BOOK ID - 5441723 TI - The crisis of social democratic trade unionism in Western Europe : the search for alternatives AU - Upchurch, Martin AU - Taylor, Graham AU - Mathers, Andy PY - 2009 SN - 9780754670537 0754670538 1315615142 1317036905 9786611969080 1281969087 0754695611 9781315615141 9781317036890 9781317036906 PB - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, DB - UniCat KW - Labor unions KW - Labor unions and socialism KW - Syndicats KW - Case studies. KW - Cas, Etudes de KW - FR / France - Frankrijk KW - DE / Germany - Duitsland - Allemagne KW - GB / United Kingdom - Verenigd Koninkrijk - Royaume Uni KW - SE / Sweden - Zweden - Suede KW - 332.87 KW - 331.228 KW - Syndicaten. Beroepsverenigingen. Arbeidersverenigingen. KW - Geschiedenis van de vakbonden. KW - Labor unions. KW - Labor unions and socialism. KW - Business & Economics KW - Labor & Workers' Economics KW - Industrial unions KW - Labor, Organized KW - Labor organizations KW - Organized labor KW - Trade-unions KW - Unions, Labor KW - Unions, Trade KW - Working-men's associations KW - Labor movement KW - Societies KW - Central labor councils KW - Guilds KW - Syndicalism KW - Labor unions and social democracy KW - Socialism and labor unions KW - Socialism KW - Geschiedenis van de vakbonden KW - Syndicaten. Beroepsverenigingen. Arbeidersverenigingen UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5441723 AB - There is a developing crisis of social democratic trade unionism in Western Europe; this volume outlines the crisis and examines the emerging alternatives. Examining the experience of Sweden, Germany, Britain and France, the volume explores the historical rise and fall of social democratic trade unionism and probes the policy and practice of the European Trade Union Confederation. ER -