Trade Unions in Asia: An Economic and Sociological Analysis

by Benson; John

• ISBN13: 9780415410076
• ISBN10: 041541007X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Offering a comprehensive account of the role of trade unions in Asia today, this book, put together by two editors who have published extensively in the areas of business and economics in Asia, covers all the important Asian economies: both developed and developing. Making a vital contribution to the very small amount of literature that has been published on this topic, this book focuses, in particular on how trade unions have organized to represent workers and the strategies they have adopted. It discusses the issues surrounding wages and working conditions, health and safety, women's employment opportunities and human resource development, in the context of the major regional economies, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. This is an essential read for both professional and postgraduate students , studying or working in the areas of Asian business.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. xi
List of contributors	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Trade unions in Asia: organization, strategy and issues	p. 1
Trade unions in theory and practice: perspectives from advanced industrial countries	p. 11
Trade unions in Japan: collective justice or managerial compliance	p. 24
Trade Unions in South Korea: transition towards neocorporatism?	p. 43
Trade unions in Taiwan: confronting the challenge of globalization and economic restructuring	p. 63
Trade unions in Hong Kong: worker representation or political agent?	p. 81
Trade unions in Singapore: corporatist paternalism	p. 102
Trade unions in Malaysia: complexity of a state-employer system	p. 121
Trade unions in China: in search of a new role in the 'harmonious society'	p. 140
Trade unions in India: from politics of fragmentation to politics of expansion and integration?	p. 157
Trade unions in Sri Lanka: beyond party politics	p. 177
Trade unions in Vietnam: from socialism to market socialism	p. 199
Trade unions in Thailand: declining strength and influence	p. 216
Trade unions in Indonesia: from state incorporation to market orientation	p. 236
Trade unions in Asia: a comparative analysis	p. 256
Index	p. 267
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