Industrial Democracy in America - The Ambiguous Promise

'industrial democracy' is an old idea that has once again become both popular and controversial. Originally developed as part of a late nineteenth-century radical critique of American capitalism, the language of industrial democracy-of participation, empowerment, flexibility, and teamwork-is now more likely to be found in the pages of the Wall Street Journal and other business publications.

List of contents

Foreword Michael J. Lacey; 1. Introduction; 2. Industrial democracy or democracy in industry?; 3. Industrial democracy and liberal capitalism, 1890-1925; 4. 'An American Feeling'; 5. From Commons to Dunlop; 6. Great expectations; 7. Wartime labor regulation; 8. Workplace contractualism; 9. Pacific ties; 10. Industrial relations mythand shop-floor reality; 11. Epilogue.

Summary

A close examination of what came to be known among collars of any colour as 'the labour problem' with the railroad strikes of the 1870s. The contributors cover the theory and practice of the American labour movement, the promise and demise of industrial jurisprudence, the law of collective bargaining, workplace contractualism, and shop-floor reality in the United States auto industry.

Product details

• Authors: Nelson Lichtenstein
• Assisted by: Lee H. Hamilton (Editor), Howell John Harris (Editor), Nelson Lichtenstein (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2014
• EAN: 9780521566223
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56622-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 443 g
• Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science