Union of Parts: Labor Politics in Postwar Germany

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Union of Parts examines one of the central puzzles in the economic and political successes of West Germany (FRG). In the decades between world war and reunification with the East, the FRG provided a model for combining high rates of unionization and substantial labor peace―indeed, for collaboration between organized labor and organized capital as both groups faced the dislocations involved in adjusting to a changing global marketplace. Cover Contents Preface Introduction: The Argument in Brief PART I. LABOR AND THE POLITICS OF ADJUSTMENT IN WEST GERMANY 1. Continuity through Crisis 2. Negotiated Adjustment in West Germany PART II. CODETERMINATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DUAL SYSTEM 3. The Origins of the Dual System 4. Tensions in the Dual System PART III. WEST GERMAN LABOR IN THE CRISIS 5. Markets and Politics in Transition, 1973–1978 6. Works Council Politics in the Crisis 7. Contemporary Trends in Central Bargaining 8. Contemporary Trends in Union Technology Policy 9. The Politics of Work Reorganization: A Comparative Perspective 10. Labor Politics and Industrial Adjustment Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z