Labour Politics in Small Open Democracies: Australia, Chile, Ireland, New Zealand and Uruguay

Buchanan, P.; Nicholls, K.

Paul G. Buchanan and Kate Nicholls explore the political and economic fortunes of organised labour in five small open democracies between 1975 and 2000. Of particular interest is the role of labour market institutions, organisational histories, and trade union ideologies in shaping outcomes under conditions of economic liberalisation. The book includes a theoretical and methodological introduction, followed by individual discussions of Australia and Chile, and New Zealand and Uruguay, grouped a cross-regional pairs, and Ireland as an extra-regional and atypical case.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-05-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333981962

DOI: 10.1057/9781403937407

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 251